Rule 144. Term of Office, etc., of members

(1) A non-official member nominated to the Board at the time of its reconstitution shall, unless he resigns his office or dies, hold office for a period of three years from the date of the notification appointing him as a member of the Board and shall be eligible for re-nomination. A non-official nominated as a member of the Board in the vacancy caused by resignation of office or death of another member or in the vacancy caused by any of the causes mentioned under sub-rule 5, shall hold office for the period to which the original member would normally have continued had his membership not been discontinued:

Provided that an outgoing member shall continue in office until the appointment of his successor is notified.

(2) The official members of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government.

(3) Every non-official member shall be entitled to draw travelling and daily allowances at the rates fixed by the State Government from time to time for any journey performed by him for attending a meeting of the Advisory Board.

(4) A non-official member may resign his office by letter, addressed to the chairman of the Advisory Board, and his office shall fall vacant from the date on which his resignation is accepted by the Chairman.

(5) A nominated member may be declared by the chairman of the Advisory Board to have vacated his office-

(a) if he become insolvent;

(b) if he is convicted of an offence, which in the opinion of the State Government involves moral turpitude; or

(c) if he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Advisory Board without leave of absence from its chairman; or

(d) if the State Government considers it undesirable that he shall continue to be a member of the Advisory Board; or

(e) if he is declared to be of unsound mind by a competent Court.

(6) (a) Every question which the Advisory Board is required to take into consideration, shall be considered either at its meeting or, if its chairman so desires, by circulating the necessary papers to all the members for their opinion:

Provided that papers need not be circulated to a member who is at the time outside India.

(b) When a question is circulated for opinion under clause (a) any member may request that the question be considered at a meeting of the Advisory Board and thereupon the chairman may, and if therequest is made by three or more members, shall, direct that it be so considered.

(7) The Advisory Board shall meet at such time and place at least twice in a year as may be appointed by the chairman.

(8) (a) Notice shall be given to every member of time and place fixed for each ordinary meeting at least fifteen days before such meeting and each member shall be furnished with a list of business to be transacted at the meeting:

Provided that, when an emergent meeting is called by the Chairman, a notice giving such reasonable time as he may consider necessary, shall be deemed sufficient.

(b) No business which is not in the list shall be considered at a meeting without the permission of the chairman.

(9) The Chairman of the Advisory Board shall preside at every meeting of the Board at which he is present of the Chairman is absent from any meeting the members present shall elect one of the members to preside over the meeting and the member so elected shall at the meeting exercise all the powers of the Chairman.

(10) No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Advisory Board whether ordinary or emergent unless at least three members of which one representative each of employers, workers and of the government are present:

Provided that if at any meeting, less than the three members are present, the chairman of the Advisory Board may adjourn the meeting to a date not later than seven days, informing the members present and sending notice to other members that he proposes to dispose of the business at the adjourned meeting, whether there is aquorum or not, and he may there upon dispose of the business at such adjourned meeting even if there is no quorum.

(11) (a) Every question at a meeting of the Advisory Board shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting on the question but minority shall have the right or getting their dissent recorded. In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

(b) Every question, referred to the member opinion shall, unless the Chairman reserves it for consideration at a meeting, be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of members submitting their opinions within the specified time.

(12) (a) The proceedings of each meeting of the Advisory Board shall be circulated to all members not later than two months from the date of meeting and thereafter recorded in a minute book which shall be kept for permanent record.

(c) The record of the proceedings of each meeting shall be signed by the Chairman of the Advisory Board or, as the case maybe, by the person presiding at that meeting.