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(1) A person shall be disqualified for being elected or nominated as, and for continuing as, a member, if- (a) he is, or become of, unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court ; or (b) he is, or has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude, which, in the opinion of the Government renders him unfit to be a members of the Council ; or (c) he is, or at any time has been, adjudicated as an un-discharged insolvent ; or (d) his name has been removed from the register and has not been re-entered therein ; or (e) he is a whole-time officer or servant of the Council. (2) If any member absent himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council, without leave of the Council granted under sub-section (7) of section 4 or without such reason as may, in the opinion of the Council, be sufficient, the Council may declare his seat vacant and take steps to fill the vacancy. (3) If any member becomes or is found to be subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (1), the Council shall submit a report to the Government, and the Government, if satisfied about the disqualification, shall declare his seat vacant.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) A person shall be disqualified for being elected or nominated as, and for continuing as, a member, if-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) he is, or become of, unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court ; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> he is, or has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude, which, in the opinion of the Government renders him unfit to be a members of the Council ; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) he is, or at any time has been, adjudicated as an un-discharged insolvent ; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(d) his name has been removed from the register and has not been re-entered therein ; or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) he is a whole-time officer or servant of the Council.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) If any member absent himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council, without leave of the Council granted under sub-section (<i>7</i>) of section 4 or without such reason as may, in the opinion of the Council, be sufficient, the Council may declare his seat vacant and take steps to fill the vacancy.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) If any member becomes or is found to be subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (<i>1</i>), the Council shall submit a report to the Government, and the Government, if satisfied about the disqualification, shall declare his seat vacant.<br><br>