Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010

Year: 2010

Enactment Date: 2010-08-31

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the Land Ports Authority of India to put in place systems which address security imperatives and for the development and management of facilities for cross border movement of passengers and goods at designated points along the international borders of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Border Management

Section 6: Vacation of office of members.
    The Central Governme nt shall remove a member if, he --
     (a) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 4:
     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 Authority, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Authority; 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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