45. Composition of Appellate Tribunal.

The Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson and not less than two wholetime Members of which one shall be a Judicial member and other shall be a Technical or Administrative Member, to be appointed by the appropriate Government.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this Chapter,—

(i) "Judicial Member" means a Member of the Appellate Tribunal appointed as suchunder clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 46;

(ii) "Technical or Administrative Member" means a Member of the Appellate Tribunalappointed as such under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 46.