(1) The chairman and other members of a Public Service Com- mission shall be appointed, in the case of the Federal Commission by the Governor-General in his discretion, and in the case of a Provincial Commission, by the Governor of the Province in his discretion: Provided that at least one-half of the members of every Public Service Commission shall be persons who at the dates of their respective appointments have held office for at least ten years under the Crown¹[in India].

(2) In the case of the Federal Commission, the Governor-General in his discretion and, in the case of a Provincial Commission, the Governor of the Province in his discretion, may by regulations--

(a) determine the number of members of the commission, their tenure of office and their conditions of service; and

(b) make provision with respect to the numbers of staff of the commission and their conditions of service.

(3) On ceasing to hold office--

(a) the chairman of the Federal Commission shall be ineligible for further employment under the Crown in India;

(b) the chairman of a Provincial Commission shall be eligible for appointment as the chairman or a member of the Federal Commission, or as the chairman of another Provincial Commission, but not for any other employment under the Crown in India;

(c) no other member of the Federal or of any Provincial Commission shall be eligible for any other appointment under the Crown in India without the approval, in the case of an appointment in connection with the affairs of a Province, of the Governor of the Province in his discretion and, in the case of any other appointment, of the Governor-General in his discretion.

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1. Omitted, by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947.