(2) The Council shall consist of— — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

1 [(2) The Council shall consist of— (a) the Union Minister in charge of waqf—Chairperson, ex officio; (b) three Members of Parliament of whom two shall be from the House of the People and one from the Council of States; (c) the following members to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst Muslims, namely:— (i) three persons to represent Muslim organisations having all India character and national importance; (ii) Chairpersons of three Boards by rotation; (iii) one person to represent the mutawallis of the waqf having a gross annual income of five lakh rupees and above; (iv) three persons who are eminent scholars in Muslim law; (d) two persons who have been Judges of the Supreme Court or a High Court; (e) one Advocate of national eminence; (f) four persons of national eminence, one each from the fields of administration or management, financial management, engineering or architecture and medicine; (g) Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary to the Government of India dealing with waqf matters in the Union Ministry or department—member, ex officio: Provided that two of the members appointed under clause (c) shall be women: Provided further that two members appointed under this sub-section, excluding ex officio members, shall be non -Muslim.] (3) The term of office of, the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling casual vacancies among, members of the Council shall be such as may be prescribed by rules made by the Central Government.

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