law: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
  31. Technical Member
  
  (Petroleum and Natural Gas).-
  1.  The
  
  Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas) shall be appointed from the panel
  
  prepared by the Search Committee constituted under sub-section (2) of section
  
  4.
  2.  A
  
  person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Technical Member (Petroleum
  
  and Natural Gas) of the Appellate Tribunal unless he-
   
  
   i.  
  
    is,
  
  or has been, a Secretary for at least one year in the Ministry or Department of
  
  the Central Government having adequate experience in energy sector, especially
  
  in matters relating to Petroleum and Natural Gas sector; or
   
  
  
  
   ii.  
  
    is,
  
  or has been, a person of ability and standing, having adequate knowledge or
  
  experience in dealing with matters relating to exploration, production,
  
  transmission pipelines, marketing or regulation of petroleum, petroleum
  
  products or natural gas, economics, commerce, law or management.