law: Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 
  19. Term of office, salary and allowances and other
  
  conditions of service of Chairperson and Members 
  (1) The Chairperson or other Member shall hold office as such
  
  for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office, but
  
  shall not be eligible for reappointment:
  Provided  that no Chairperson or other Member shall hold
  
  office as such after he has attained,- 
  (a) in the case of the Chairperson, the age of sixty-five years;
  
  and
  (b) in the case of any other Member, the age of sixty-two years.
  
  
  (2) The salary and allowances payable to, and the other terms
  
  and conditions of service of, the Members of the State Commission shall be such
  
  as may be prescribed by the State Government.
  (3) The salary, allowances and other conditions of service of
  
  the Members, shall not be varied to their disadvantage after appointment.
  (4) Every Member of the State Commission shall, before entering
  
  upon his office, make and subscribe to an oath of office and of secrecy in such
  
  form and in such manner and before such authority as may be prescribed.
  (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or
  
  sub-section (2), a Member may- 
  (a) relinquish his office by giving in writing
  
  to the Governor notice of not less than three months; or
  (b) be removed from his office in accordance
  
  with the provisions of section 20.
  (6) Any Member ceasing to hold office as such shall- 
  (a) be ineligible for further employment under
  
  the Central Government or any State Government for a period of two years from
  
  the date he ceases to hold such office;
  (b) not accept any commercial employment for a
  
  period of two years from the date he ceases to hold such office; and
  (c) not represent any person before the
  
  Central Commission or State Commission in any manner.
   Explanation -  For the purposes of this sub-section,- 
  (i) "employment under the Central Government or under the
  
  State Government" includes employment under any local or other authority
  
  within the territory of India or under the control of the Central Government or
  
  a State Government or under any corporation or society owned or controlled by
  
  the Government,,
  (ii) "commercial employment" means employment in any
  
  capacity under, or agency of, a person engaged in trading, commercial,
  
  industrial or financial business in the electricity industry and includes also
  
  a director of a company or partner of a firm and it also includes setting up
  
  practice either independently or as partner of a firm or as an adviser or a
  
  consultant.
  
  
  
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  -  For the purposes of this sub-section,- 
  (i) "employment under the Central Government or under the
  
  State Government" includes employment under any local or other authority
  
  within the territory of India or under the control of the Central Government or
  
  a State Government or under any corporation or society owned or controlled by
  
  the Government,,
  (ii) "commercial employment" means employment in any
  
  capacity under, or agency of, a person engaged in trading, commercial,
  
  industrial or financial business in the electricity industry and includes also
  
  a director of a company or partner of a firm and it also includes setting up
  
  practice either independently or as partner of a firm or as an adviser or a
  
  consultant.