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(1) The Chairperson of the Authority shall be a person of ability and integrity with demonstrable experience in the field of water and its management and possessing sound understanding of public administration, law and economics. (2) The other Members of the Authority shall be persons of ability, integrity and standing who have an adequate experience and capacity in dealing with the management of Water Resources or are experts in the fields of Water Resources Engineering, Environment, Agriculture, Law, Finance, Management, Administration or Economics. (3) The Chairperson and other Members of the Authority shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted under section 5. Qualification for appointment of Chairperson and other Members. Establishment and incorporation of Authority. (4) The Chairperson or any other Member of the Authority shall not hold any other office during his tenure as Chairperson or Member. 5.(1) The Government shall, for the purposes of sub-section (3) of section constitute a Selection Committee which shall be headed by the Chief Secretary, Punjab and consist of at least two other members. (2) The Government shall, within one month from the date of occurrence of any vacancy by reason of death, resignation or removal of the Chairperson or any Member of the Authority, and six months before the superannuation or end of tenure of Chairperson or any Member of the Authority, make a reference to the Selection Committee for filling up of the vacancy. (3) The Selection Committee shall recommend to the Government, a panel of at least two names for every vacancy referred to it. (4) Before recommending any person for appointment as the Chairperson or other Member of the Authority, the Selection Committee shall satisfy itself that such person does not have any financial or other interests, which is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as the Chairperson or Member. (5) No appointment of the Chairperson or other Member of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in the Selection Committee.