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(1) A committee appointed to inquire into a reference arising out of an order passed under sub-section (3) of Section 9 shall consist of-- (a) the Chairman of the Board as Chairman; (b) four members selected by the Chairman of the Board as follows:-- (i) two, from a panel of eight persons nominated by the Indian Mining Association; (ii) one, from a panel of four persons nominated by the Indian Mining Federation; (iii) one, from a panel of four persons nominated by the Indian Colliery Owners' Association; and (c) one member appointed by the Central Government to represent the interests of persons employed in coal mines. (2) No person shall be nominated to the panels referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1) unless no possesses such technical qualifications as may be prescribed. (3) If any body fails, within the prescribed period, to make, any nomination which it is entitled to make under sub-section (1) or to fill any vacancy in a panel, the Central Government shall itself nominate a sufficient number of persons to complete the panel.