Section 7 — Composition tenure and other terms and conditions of Local Committee.
7(1)
(1) The 2[Local Committee] shall consist of the following members to be nominated by the District Officer, namely: —
(a) a Chairperson to be nominated from amongst the eminent women in the field of social work and committed to the cause of women;
(b) one Member to be nominated from amongst the women working in block, taluka or tehsil or ward or municipality in the district;
(c) two Members, of whom at least one shall be a woman, to be nominated from amongst such non-governmental organisations or associations committed to the cause of women or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment, which may be prescribed:
Provided that at least one of the nominees should, preferably, have a background in law or legal knowledge:
Provided further that at least one of the nominees shall be a woman belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or the Other Backward Classes or minority community notified by the Central Government, from time to time;
(d) the concerned officer dealing with the social welfare or women and child development in the district, shall be a member ex officio.