law: The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 
  5. Terms and other
  
  conditions of service of Central Vigilance Commissioner.- 
  1.  
  
    Subject
  
  to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4), the Central Vigilance
  
  Commissioner shall hold office for a term of four years from the date on which
  
  he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five years,
  
  whichever is earlier. The Central Vigilance Commissioner, on ceasing to hold
  
  the office, shall be ineligible for reappointment in the Commission.
  2.  
  
    Subject
  
  to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4), every Vigilance Commissioner
  
  shall hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters
  
  upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is
  
  earlier:
  
  
  Provided that every Vigilance Commissioner, on ceasing to hold the office,
  
  shall be eligible for appointment as the Central Vigilance Commissioner in the
  
  manner specified in sub-section (1) of section 4:
  Provided further that the term of the
  
  Vigilance Commissioner, if appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, shall
  
  not be more than four years in aggregate as the Vigilance Commissioner and the
  
  Central Vigilance Commissioner.
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  3.  
  
    The
  
  Central Vigilance Commissioner or a Vigilance Commissioner shall, before he
  
  enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the President, or some other
  
  person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the
  
  form set out for the purpose in Schedule to this Act.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  Central Vigilance Commissioner or a Vigilance Commissioner may, by writing
  
  under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  Central Vigilance Commissioner or a Vigilance Commissioner may be removed from
  
  his office in the manner provided in section 6.
  6.  
  
    On
  
  ceasing to hold office, the Central Vigilance Commissioner and every other
  
  Vigilance Commissioner shall be ineligible for-
  a.  
  
    any
  
  diplomatic assignment, appointment as administrator of a Union territory and
  
  such other assignment or appointment which is required by law to be made by the
  
  President by warrant under his hand and seal.
  b.  
  
  
  
    further
  
  employment to any office of profit under the Government of India or the
  
  Government of a State.
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    The
  
  salary and allowances payable to and the other conditions of service of-
  a.  
  
  
  
    the
  
  Central Vigilance Commissioner shall be the same as those of the Chairman of
  
  the Union Public Service Commission;
  b.  
  
    the
  
  Vigilance Commissioner shall be the same as those of a Member of the Union
  
  Public Service Commission:
  Provided that if the Central Vigilance
  
  Commissioner or any Vigilance Commissioner is, at the time of his appointment,
  
  in receipt of a pension (other than a disability or wound pension) in respect
  
  of any previous service under the Government of India or under the Government
  
  of a State, his salary in respect of the service as the Central Vigilance
  
  Commissioner or any Vigilance Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount of
  
  that pension including any portion of pension which was commuted and pension
  
  equivalent of other forms of retirement benefits excluding pension equivalent
  
  of retirement gratuity:
  Provided further that if the Central
  
  Vigilance Commissioner or any Vigilance Commissioner is, at the time of his
  
  appointment, in receipt of retirement benefits in respect of any previous
  
  service rendered in a corporation established by or under any Central Act or a
  
  Government company owned or controlled by the Central Government, his salary in
  
  respect of the service as the Central Vigilance Commissioner or, as the case
  
  may be, the Vigilance Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount of pension
  
  equivalent to the retirement benefits:
  Provided also that the salary, allowances and
  
  pension payable to, and the other conditions of service of, the Central
  
  Vigilance Commissioner or any Vigilance Commissioner shall not be varied to his
  
  disadvantage after his appointment.