¹[38M.  Term of office and conditions of service of members.-- (1)  A member nominated under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38L shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years:

   Provided that a member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government, resign from his office.

   (2)  The Central Government shall remove a member referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38L, from office if he--

   (a)  is, or at any time has been, adjudicated as insolvent;

   (b)  has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude;

   (c)  is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;

   (d)  refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;

   (e)  is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Tiger Conservation Authority, absent from three consecutive meetings of the said Authority; or

   (f)  has, in the opinion of the Central Government, so abused his position as to render his continuation in office detrimental to the public interest:

   Provided that no member shall be removed under this sub-section unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.

   (3)  Any vacancy in the office of a member shall be filled by fresh appointment and such member shall continue for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is appointed.

   (4)  The salaries and allowances and other conditions of appointment of the members of the Tiger Conservation Authority shall be such as may be prescribed.

   (5)  No act or proceeding of the Tiger Conservation Authority shall be questioned or shall be invalid on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Tiger Conservation Authority.]