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(1) The Government shall constitute a Tribunal or authorise any officer or officers or do both for the purpose of deciding references or appeal against the order of the Municipality as may be made to it by the Municipalities or by a tenant or an occupant in the State of Punjab, as the case may be, under the provisions of this Act. (2) The Tribunal shall consist of a President and two other members to be nominated by the Government. (3) The President of the Tribunal shall be a retired or serving Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court or a retired or serving officer not below the rank of a Financial Commissioner or Principal Secretary to the Government of Punjab: Provided that no person shall be eligible for appointment as the President of the Tribunal if he is or has been elected or nominated as a member of any Municipality in the State of Punjab: Provided further that no person shall be eligible for appointment as the President of the Tribunal, if he has attained the age of seventy years. (4) The member of the Tribunal shall be a person who has experience of dealing with matters and laws governing the Municipalities for at least ten years and bears a good moral character or is a retired or serving officer not below the rank of a Secretary to the Government of Punjab: Provided that no person shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the Tribunal, if he is or has been elected or nominated as a member of any Municipality in the State of Punjab: Provided further that no person shall be eligible for appointment as the Member of the Tribunal if he has attained the age of seventy years. Scanned with CamScanner Constitution of a Tnobunal. Eviction from municipal property. 74 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), APRIL 1, 2020 (CHTR 12, 1942 SAKA) (5) The term of office of the President and members of the Tribunal shall be two years: Provided that upon the expiry of the term of two years, the President or the Member may be reappointed for a further period of two years. (6) The Government may remove the President or a Member of the Tribunal if such President or Member - (1) refuses to act, or becomes, in the opinion of the Government, incapable of acting as such; or (ii) has been declared insolvent; or (iii) has been convicted of any such offence or subjected by a Criminal Court to any such order which in the opinion of the Government, implies a defect of character and which makes him unfit to continue as a President or a Member of the Tribunal; or (iv) has been declared by notification to be disqualified for employment or has been dismissed from public service and the reason for such disqualification or dismissal is, in the opinion of the State Government, a defect of character which makes him unfit to be a President or a Member of the Tribunal. (7) The terms and conditions of the appointment of a President or a Member of the Tribunal shall be such as may be specified by the Government.