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Dtsqualifzcations and rtmoval of membtrs of commzttee.-(1) No p~rson shall be elected or nominated as, or continue to be, a member of the committee 1f he- (a) is an officer or servant under the committee ; or (b) is an undischatged in)olvent ; or (c) is of unsound mind ; or (d) has been convicted ·by a criminal court for an offence involving moral turpitude, unless such conviction has been set aside. (2) The Governn1ent may remove from office any elected member ot a committee who- ( a) is or ha, become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in subsection ( l) ; or • (b) has ceased to be a fisherman ; or C) (c) is absent without leave of the committee for more than three consecutive meetings of the committee : Provided that no member of a committee shaH be removed from office on the ground mentioned in clause (a) or clause (b) w1thout giving him an opportunity of being heard.