law: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
  6. Term of office and conditions of services
  
  of members of the Board.
  (1) Save as otherwise provided in this
  
  section, the term of office a member of the Board shall be three years.
  (2) Subject to the provisions contained in
  
  sub-section (4), the term of office of the member elected to represent any
  
  municipal corporation (other than the corporations of Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi
  
  and Madras) shall be one year from the date on which such member assumes
  
  office.
  (3) The term of office of an ex officio member
  
  shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue to which he is such a
  
  member.
  (4) The term of office of member elected or 
  
  chosen under clause (c), clause (e), (f) clause (g) or clause (I) of section 5 
  
  to represent any body of person shall come to an end as soon as he ceases to be 
  
  a member of the body which elected him or in respect of which he was chosen.
  (5) The term of office of a member nominated, elected
  
  or chosen to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the remainder of the term
  
  of office of the member on whose place he is nominated, elected or chosen.
  (6) The members of the Board shall receive
  
  such allowances it any, as the Board may subject to the previous approval of
  
  the Central Government, provide by regulations made by it in this behalf.
  (7) No act done or proceeding taken by the
  
  Board shall be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy
  
  in, or defect in the constitution of, the Board.