Section Text
(1) Every Committee of Arbitration shall consist of five members, namely :--
(a) a Chairman who shall be a person not in the service of the Government or the1[Board], and who shall be nominated by
the2[Officer Commanding the station];
(b) two persons nominated by the1[Board], and
(c) two persons nominated by the other party concerned,3[***]
(2) If the1[Board] or the other party concerned or the2[Officer Commanding the station] fails within seven days of the date of issue of the notice referred to in section 261 to make any nomination which it or he is entitled to make or if any member who has been so nominated neglects or refuses to act and the1[Board] or other person by whom such member was nominated fails to nominate another member in his place within seven days from the date on which it or he may be called upon to do so by the District Magistrate, the District Magistrate shall forthwith appoint a member or members, as the case may be, to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
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1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority".
2. Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 14, "Cantonment Officer of the cantonment".
3. The words "who shall be persons liable to pay taxes in the cantonment and ordinarily resident therein or in the immediate vicinity thereof" rep. by Act 24 of 1936, section 62.