Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Chief Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall not be eligible for re-appointment: Provided that no Chief Commissioner shall hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty-five years. (2) Every Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty- five years, whichever is earlier, and shall not be eligible for re-appointment as such Commissioner: Provided that every Commissioner shall be eligible for appointment as the Chief Commissioner on vacating office by the Chief Commissioner, in the manner as specified in sub-section (3) of section 8A: Provided further that where the Commissioner is appointed as the Chief Commissioner, his term of office shall not be more than five years in aggregate as the Commissioner and the Chief Commissioner. (3) The Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner may, at any time, by writing under his hand resign from his office: Provided that the Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner may be removed in the manner specified under section 8C. (4) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of,- (a) the Chief Commissioner shall be the same as that of the Chief Secretary of the State Government. 10 (b) the Commissioners shall be the same as that of the Commissioner and Secretary of the State Government: Provided that if the Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner, as the case may be, at the time of his appointment is, in receipt of a pension, other than a disability or wound pension, in respect of any previous service rendered by him under the Government of India or the Government of a State, his salary in respect of the service as the Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount of that pension including any portion of pension which was commuted and pension equivalent of other forms of retirement benefits excluding pension equivalent of retirement gratuity: Provided further that, if the Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner, at the time of his appointment is, in receipt of retirement benefits in respect of any previous service rendered in a Corporation established by or under any Central Act or State Act or a Government Company owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government, his salary in respect of the service as the Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount of pension equivalent to the retirement benefits: Provided also that the salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioners shall not be varied to their disadvantage after their appointment. (5) The State Government shall provide the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioners with such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of their functions under this Act, and the salaries and allowances payable to and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees appointed as such for the purpose of this Act shall be such as may be prescribed. 11 Removal of the Chief Commissioner and the Commissioners