Act Number: 73

Act Name: The National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993

Year: 1993

Enactment Date: 1993-12-29

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Council for Teacher Education with a view to achieving planned and co-ordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country, the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the teacher education system including qualifications of school teachers and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of School Education and Literacy

Section 6: Vacation of office of Member.
    The Central Government shall remove a Member if he--
         (a) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 5:
     Provided that no Member shall be removed on the ground that he has become subject to the disqualification mentioned in clause (e) of that section, unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter; or
         (b) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or
         (c) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Council, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council; or
         (d) in the opinion of the Central Government, has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office detrimental to the public interest:
     Provided that no Member shall be removed under this clause unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
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