Membership of the Commission

(1) The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture shall be the Chairperson of the Commission and the officer appointed under paragraph (a) (ii) of subsection (1) of this section, shall be the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission. (2) Every member appointed by the Minister shall, unless he earlier vacates office by death or resignation, hold office for a period of two years. Any appointed member who vacates office by passage of time shall be eligible for re-appointment. (3) Any appointed member may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister. (4) Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled as soon as may be convenient, with due regard to section 4 of this Act. (5) No act or proceeding of the Commission shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. (6) If the Chairperson or any appointed member is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill health or absence from the country or for any other cause, the Minister may with due regard to section 4 of this Act, appoint some other person to act in his place as Chairperson or as such member. (7) Any person appointed in place of any member who has vacated office by death or resignation shall hold office only for the unexpired term of office of such member who has vacated office. (8) Any member of the Commission shall be deemed to have vacated his seat if he, Meat And Livestock 9 (a) dies, is certified insane, is adjudicated a bankrupt or accepts any office of profit under (b) not being an ex officio member, is absent without the leave of the Commission from four consecutive of the (c) not being an ex officio member, ceases to be eligible to serve on the Commission.