1 THE HARYANA ELECTRICITY REFORM ACT, 1997 ... - HIPA

(2) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed a member of the Commissionif he is a member of Parliament or of any State Legislature or any local authority orholds any post in a political party.(3) The persons who are considered for appointment as members of the Commissionshall notify the convenor of the selection committee-(a) of any office, employment or consultancy agreement or arrangement whichhe has in his own name or in any firm, association of person or bodycorporate, or in the names of any relative, carrying on any of the followingbusinesses-(i) generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity;(ii) manufacture, sale or supply of any fuel for generation of electricity;(iii)manufacture, sale, lease, hire or otherwise supply of or dealing inmachinery, plant, equipment apparatus or fittings for the generation,transmission, distribution, supply or use of electricity; and(iv) any entity providing professional services to any of the businessesreferred to in sub-clauses (i) (ii) and (iii) above;(b) such other details and information as may be prescribed in the rules.Explanation- For the purpose of this section the term relative shall have the samemeaning as defined under section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956.(4) The details received from the persons shall be placed for consideration of theselection committee at the time of selection and recommendation of the person forappointment as member.(5) Each member of the Commission shall, before taking charge of the office asmember or within such time not exceeding three months after taking charge as may beallowed by the State Government on the recommendation of the selection committee,divest himself from the interest in the businesses mentioned in sub-section (3) of thissection as a condition of his appointment.(6) if a person to be appointed as a member of the Commission holds anyoffice under the State or Central Government or any public sector corporation or any8