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(1) The Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:- (a) the Inspector General of Forests, Government of India, ex-officio; (b) the Animal Husbandry Commissioner to the Government of India, ex-officio; ***(ba)two persons to represent respectively the Ministers of the Central Government dealing with Home Affairs and Education, to be appointed by the Central Government; Subs. Act 26 of 1982; S.3, for the words “Animal Welfare Board”. Sub-ibid, S.4 for the words “Animal Welfare Board”. inserted by Act 26 of 1982; S. 5 (a) (i) (bb) one person to represent the Indian Board for Wildlife, to be appointed by the Central Government; (bc) three persons who, in the opinion of the Central Government, are or have been actively engaged in animal welfare work and are well-known humanitarians, to be nominated by the Central Government; (c) one person to represent such association of veterinary practitioners as in the opinion of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Board, to be elected by that association in the prescribed manner; (d) two persons to represent practitioners of modern and indigenous systems of medicine, to be nominated by the Central Government; * *[(e) one person to represent each of such two municipal corporations as in the opinion of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Board, to be elected by each of the said corporations in the prescribed manner;] (f) one person to represent each of such three organizations actively interested in animal welfare as in the opinion of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Board, to be chosen by each of the said organizations in the prescribed manner; (g) one person to represent of such three societies dealing with prevention of cruelty to animals as in the opinion of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Board, to be chosen in the prescribed manner; (h) three persons to be nominated by the Central Government; (i) six Members of Parliament, four to be elected by the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and two by the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). (2) Any of the persons referred to in clause 9 a) or ***clause (b) or clause (ba) or clause (bb) of sub-section (1) may depute any other person to attend any of the meetings of the Board. *[(3)The Central Government shall nominate one of the Members of the Board to be its Chairman and another member of the Board to be its Vice-Chairman]. @ [5.A (1) In order that the Chairman and other members of the Board hold office till the same date and that their terms of office come to an end on the same date, the Central Government may, by notification in the official gazette, reconstitute, as soon as may be after the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1982 comes into force, the Board]. (2) The Board as reconstituted under sub-section (1) shall be reconstituted from time to time on the expiration of every third year, from the date of its reconstitution under sub-section (1). (3) There shall be included amongst the members of the Board reconstituted under sub-section (1), all persons who immediately before the date on which such reconstitution is to take effect, are Members of the Board but such persons shall hold office only for the unexpired Subs. - ibid S. 5 (a) (ii) for the original clause. Subs. by Act 26 of 1982: S. 5 (b),for the word,brackets and letter “Clause(b) Subs. ibid, S. 5 (c) for the original clause.@ ins. ibid, S.6. portion of the term for which they would have held office if such reconstitution had not been made and the vacancies arising as a result of their ceasing to be Members of the Board shall be filled up as casual vacancies for the remaining period of the term of the Board as so reconstituted: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply in relation to any person who ceases to be member of the Board by virtue of the amendment made in sub-section (1) of section 5 by sub clause (ii) of clause (a) of section 5 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1982. Terms of office and conditions of service of members of the Board **6. (1)The term for which the Board may be reconstituted under section 5 A shall be three years from the date of the reconstitution and the Chairman and other Members of the Board as so reconstituted shall hold office till the expiry of the term for which the Board has been so reconstituted. 2) Not withstanding anything contained in sub-section (1):- (a) the term of office of an ex-officio Member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is such a Member: (b) the term of office of a Member elected or chosen under clause (c), clause (e), clause (g), clause (h), clause (i) of section 5 to represent anybody of persons shall come to an end as soon as he ceases to be a Member of the body which elected him or in respect of which he was chosen; (c) the term of office of a Member appointed, nominated, elected or chosen to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the remainder of the term of office of the Member in whose place he is appointed, nominated, elected or chosen; (d) the Central Government may, at any time, remove for reasons to be recorded in writing a member from office after giving him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed removal and any vacancy caused by such removal shall be treated as casual vacancy for the purpose of clause (c).