Act Number: 34

Act Name: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-08-23

Long Title: An Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Section 8: Removal of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority.
    (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 7, the Central Government may, by order, remove from office the Chairperson or any other Member, if the Chairperson or as the case may be, such other Member,--
         (a) has been adjudged an insolvent; or
         (b) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude; or
         (c) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Member; or
         (d) has acquired such financial or other interests as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a Member; or
         (e) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest.
     (2) No Member shall be removed under clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (1) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
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