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144Revisiting Police Laws42[47. Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police:- It shall be lawful for the ProvincialGovernment in carrying out this Act into effect in any part of the Province, to declare that the authority over villagewatchman or other village police officer for the purposes of police, shall be exercised by the District Superintendentof Police.]43[48. District Public Safety Commission, its establishment, composition – (1) In every district, the ProvincialGovernment shall, by a notification in the official Gazette establish a District Public Safety Commission consisting ofeight, ten or twelve members depending upon the size of the district.(2) Half of the members of the Commission shall be elected by the Zila Council from amongst itscouncilors in the manner as may be prescribed, while the other half of the members hereinafter to be called independentmembers shall be appointed by the Chief Executive of the Province from a list of persons recommended by theDistrict Selection Panel.(3) As far as practicable, one-third of both the elected and the independent members of the Commissionshall be women.(4) The members of the Commission shall, from amongst themselves, elect a Chairperson:Provided that until the appointment of independent members, those elected by the Zilla Council under subsection(3) shall constitute the Commission.49. District Selection Panel for the appointment of independent members. —- (1) There shall be a DistrictSelection Panel for the independent members consisting of District and Sessions Judge who shall be its Chairperson,and one nominee each of the Chief Executive of the Province and Zilla Nazim who shall not be holder of any electiveofficer nor shall be a public servant.(2) The selection of independent members shall be by consensus.(3) The selection process shall be completed within thirty days.50. Procedure for selection of independent members. — (1) The District Selection Panel shall invite applicationsor nomination from organizations for selection of independent members.(2) The eligible and willing candidates shall be called for interview.(3) The District Selection Panel shall select double the number of persons than the number of independentmembers to be appointed as members of the Commission.(4) The list of the persons referred to in subsection (3) shall be accompanied by complete particulars ofsuch person, be forwarded to the Chief Executive of the Province for appointment of the independent membersunder section 48.51. Selection criteria. — (1) No person shall be selected or appointed as independent member who is activist of anypolitical party, holds or has held any representative office or has remained public servant in the last two yearsimmediately preceding his appointment or who is otherwise disqualified under the provisions of subsection (2).(2) A person shall be disqualified from becoming a member if —(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)he is of unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent court; orhe is or has been declared ask bankrupt, loan defaulter or tax evader; orhe ceases to be citizen of Pakistan; orhe holds an office of profit in the service of Pakistan; orhe is in the service of any statutory body or any establishment or corporation which has beenestablished or is owned or controlled by the Government or in which the Government has acontrolling share or interest; orhe has been dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from the service of Pakistan on groundof misconduct; or