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( 1 ) No person,- ( a ) who is an undischarged insolvent; (b) who has been adjudged to be of unsound mind by a competent Court; ( c ) whose name has been removed from the register; or ( d ) who is a full time officer or servant of 1 [the Council]; 2 [* *] shall be eligible to be elected or nominated or to continue to be a member. ( 2 ) If any member,- ( a ) absents himself from three consecutive ordinary meetings of the 3 [Council] without such reasons as may, in the opinion of the State Government in the case of the President, 4 [and the Vice-President] and in the opinion of the 5 [Council] in the case of any other member, be sufficient; or (b) becomes or is found to be subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section ( 1 ), the State Government shall declare his office vacant. ( 3 ) The State Government may, on the recommendation of the 6 [Council] supported by at least two-thirds of the whole number of members, remove any member elected or nominated under this Act, if such member has been guilty of misconduct in the discharge of his duties as a member or of any disgraceful conduct or has become incapable of performing his duties as a member: Provided that, no resolution recommending the removal of any members shall be passed by the 7 [Council] unless the member to whom it relates has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such recommendation should not be made.