Page 16 of 82 9. Appointment and tenure of Commissioners.- (1) The Commissioners shall be appointed by the Government and they shall perform their functions on full-time basis. (2) A Commissioner shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, remain in office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment and he may be reappointed for only one more tenure of that duration : Provided that no person shall be eligible for appointment to, or holding the office of, Commissioner if he attains the age of 65 (sixty five) years. 10. Qualifications and disqualifications of Commissioners.- (1) A Commissioner shall be a person who(a) is an engineer having at least 15 years’ practical experience in the field of telecommunication; (b) is an advocate or a judge having 15 years’ practical experience in law including the qualification for appointment of a judge of the High Court Division; (c) has 15 (fifteen) years’ practical experience in business or industry or finance or economics or protection of consumer interest or management or administration. (2) No person shall be qualified for appointment to, or for holding, the office of Commissioner, who(a) is not a citizen of Bangladesh; (b) has been elected a member of the Parliament or of any local government or has been nominated as a candidate for such election; (c) has been declared or identified by the Bangladesh Bank or by a bank or financial institution or by the court as a defaulter loanee of that bank or institution; (d) has been declared by the court as a bankrupt and has not been discharged from that liability; (e) has been, on conviction for a criminal offence involving moral turpitude, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two years or more, and a period of five years has not elapsed his since release from such imprisonment; BTRC-TelecomLaw2001.doc 16 - 16 -