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Amendment in Section-8 of the Bihar Act, 1 of 1951.- In the said Act in Section-8 of sub-section (2), (4) and (5) shall be substituted by the following; namely- “ (2) The members of the Bihar State Board of the Swetamber Jain Religious Trust Including president shall be appointed by the State Government by notification in the official Gazette from the following Categories of persons in such manner that at least one person but not more than two from each of the said categories, shall be included. (a) Elected member of the State Legislature/Parliament/Municipality/ three tier Panchayat belonging to Swetamber Jain Society. (b) Persons, who are or have been a member of Bihar Service (Executive or Judiciary or any other Superior Service) or a member of Superior Judicial Service or All India Service. (c) Trustee of Swetamber Jain Religious trust registered under this Act. (d) Persons having interest in management, control and experience of managing Swetamber Jain Religious Trust of Repute and known for their commitments for the Swetamber Jain Religion. (e) Advocates of the State known for their experience in dealing with Swetamber Jain Trust Laws. (f) Traders of repute from Swetamber Jain Religion of the State. (g) Renowned Scholars of Swetamber Jain Religion from the State of Bihar. (4) The State Government shall appoint one from amongst the members appointed under sub-section (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, the president of the Board. (5) The term of the office of the President and members of every Board shall, save as otherwise provided in the Act, be five years from the date of the Publication of their names in the official Gazette under Section 12 of this Act and shall include any further period which may elapse between expiration of the said five years and the date of the first meeting of the next succeeding Board at which a quorum is present."