Act Number: 38

Act Name: The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-10-16

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the constitution of port authorities for certain major ports in India and to vest the administration, control and management of such ports in such authorities and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 47D: Removal, etc., of Chairperson and Members.
    1[47D. Removal, etc., of Chairperson and Members.--(1) The Central Government shall remove from the Authority the Chairperson or any Member, if he--
         (a) becomes subject to any disqualification under section 47C;
         (b) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;
         (c) in the opinion of the Central Government has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office detrimental to the public interest, or
         (d) is otherwise unsuitable to continue as the Chairperson or as a Member.
     (2) The Central Government may suspend the Chairperson or any Member pending an inquiry against him.
     (3) No order of removal under this section shall be made unless the Chairperson or the Member concerned, as the case may be, has been given an opportunity to submit his explanation to the Central Government and when such order is passed, the seat of the Chairperson or Member removed shall be declared vacant.
     (4) The Chairperson or a Member who has been removed under this section shall not be eligible for re-appointment as a Chairperson or as a Member or in any other capacity under the Authority.]
Notes:
1. ns. by s. 14, ibid. (w.e.f. 9-1-1997).
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