www.lawcommission.gov.np (2) The President shall, on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, appoint the Chairperson and members of the National Dalit Commission. (3) The term of office of the Chairperson and members of the National Dalit Commission shall be six years from the date of appointment. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3), the office of the Chairperson or member of the National Dalit Commission shall fall vacant in any of the following circumstances: (a) In case he or she tenders resignation in writing to the President; (b) In case he or she attains the age of sixty-five years; (c) In case a motion of impeachment is adopted against him or her pursuant to Article 101; (d) In case he or she is removed from office by the President on recommendation of the Constitutional Council on grounds of his or her inability to hold office and discharge the functions due to physical or mental illness; (e) In case he or she dies. (5) The Chairperson and members appointed pursuant to clause (2) shall not be eligible for reappointment. Provided that a member may be appointed to the office of Chairperson, and when a member is so appointed as the Chairperson, his or her term of office shall be so computed as to include his or her term as the member. (6) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as the Chairperson or a member of the National Dalit Commission in case he or she possesses the following qualifications: (a) One who has rendered outstanding contribution to the field of rights and interests of the Dalit community or human rights and law, for at least ten years; (b) In the case of the Chairperson, one who has acquired at least a bachelor's degree from a recognized university; (c) One who has attained the age of forty-five years; 148

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