33. Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal.- (1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal or a Member of the Appellate Tribunal unless he,- (a) in the case of Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal, is, or has been, a judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court; and (b) in the case of a Member of the Appellate Tribunal,- (i) is, or has been, or is qualified to be, a judge of a High Court; or (ii) is, or has been, a Member of the Indian Legal Service and has held a post in Grade I in that service for at least three years; or (iii) is, or has been, a Secretary for at least one year in the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with the Power or Coal or Petroleum and Natural Gas or Atomic Energy; or (iv) is or has been the Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority for at least one year; or (v) is, or has been, Director-General of Bureau or Director-General of the Central Power Research Institute or Bureau of Indian Standards for at least three years or has held any equivalent post for at least three years; or (vi) is, or has been, a qualified technical person of ability and standing, having adequate knowledge and experience in dealing with the matters relating to energy production and supply, energy management, standardisation and efficient use of energy and its conservation, and has shown capacity in dealing with problems relating to engineering, finance, commerce, economics, law or management. | 
