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Disqualification: (i) A person who is an employee of the Government of India or any State Government or of an institution receiving aid from the funds of the Government shall be disqualified for election or for continuing as a Chairperson or as a President or amember of the Executive Committee of Water User's Association or Co-ordination Committee. i) No person who has been convicted by a criminal count for any offence involving moral turpitude committed under any law for the time being in force shall be qualified or continuing in the office of a Chairperson ora President or a member of an Executive Committee of a Water User's Association or Co-ordination Committee. i ) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as a Chairperson or a President or a member of the Executive Committee of a Water User's Association or Co-ordination committee if on the date of nomination of elections he is- (a) of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent count. (b) a defaulter of land revenue or water tax or charges payable either to the Government or to the Water User's Association. (c) interested in a subsisting contract made with or any work being done for village council or State or Central Government or the Water User's Association : provided that a person shall not be deemed to have any interest in such contract or work by reason only of his having share or interest in ; (i) a company as amere share holder but not as a Director, or ) any lease, sale or purchase of immovable property or any agreement forthe same, or i ) any agreement for the loan of money or any security forthe payment of money only or, (iv) any newspaper in which any advertisement re- affair ofthe Water User's Associationin inserted. (v) A Chairman or President or a member of the Executive Committee shall also become disqualified to continue inoffice, ifhe; (a) is convicted ina niminal case involving moral turpitude, or (b) remain absent for 3 consecutive meeting without reasonable cause; : provided that such disqualification under item-( b) shall not apply in the case of women who are in anadvanced stage of pregnancy and for aperiod of 3 months after delivery.