law: National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997
  5. Qualifications for appointment as
  
  Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Member.- 
  (1) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as a Chairperson unless he has been -
  (a) a Judge of the
  
  Supreme Court; or
  (b) the Chief Justice
  
  of a High Court.
  (2) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as a Vice-Chairperson unless be has -
  (a) for at least two
  
  years held the post of a Secretary to the Government of India or any other post
  
  under the Central or State Government carrying a scale of pay which is not less
  
  than that of a Secretary to the Government of India; and
  (b) expertise or
  
  experience in administrative, legal, managerial or technical aspects of
  
  problems relating to environment.
  (3) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as a Member unless he has professional knowledge or practical experience
  
  in the areas pertaining to conservation, environmental management, law or
  
  planning and development.
  (4) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and
  
  the Members shall be appointed by the President.