law: Consumer Protection Act, 1986
  20. Composition of the National Commission 
  
  
  (1) The National Commission shall consist of -
  (a) a person who is or
  
  has been a Judge of the Supreme Court, to be appointed by the Central
  
  Government, who shall be its President :
  Provided that no appointment
  
  under this clause shall be made except after consultation with the Chief
  
  Justice of India;
  (b) four other members
  
  who shall be persons of ability, integrity and standing and have adequate
  
  knowledge or experience of, or have shown capacity in dealing with, problems
  
  relating to economics, law, commerce, accountancy. industry ,
  
  public affairs or administration, one of whom shall be a woman :
  
  
  Provided that every appointment made under this clause shall be made by
  
  the Central Government on the recommendation of a selection committee
  
  consisting of the following, namely : -
  (a) a person who is a
  
  Judge of the Supreme Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of India -
  
  Chairman,
  (b) the Secretary in
  
  the Department of Legal Affairs in the Government of India - Member,
  (c) Secretary of the
  
  Department dealing with consumer affairs in the Government of India - Member.
  (2) The salary or honorarium and other
  
  allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the
  
  members of the National Commission shall be such as may be prescribed by the
  
  Central Government.
  (3) Every member of the National Commission
  
  shall hold office for a term of five years or up to the age of seventy years,
  
  whichever is earlier and shall not be eligible for re-appointment.
  (4) Notwithstanding, anything contained in
  
  sub-section (3), a person appointed as a President or as a member before the
  
  commencement of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 1993, shall continue to
  
  hold such office as President or member, as the case may be, till the
  
  completion of his term.