(1) The Board shall consist of such number of members, not less than three and not more than ten to be appointed by the Administrator after consultation with the Commission.
(2) The persons to be appointed as members under sub-section (I) shall be as follows: —
(a) One representative of the Commission;
(b) not exceeding one-third of the total number of members from among the officer of Government—ex-offieio;
(c) remaining from among the persons having experience and faith in the Jdiadi or village industries.
3. The Administrator may, after consultation with the Commission nominate the Chairman of the Board from among the members other than those refened to in clause (b) of sub-section (2) ofi section 4, who shall exercise and periorm such powers and duties of the Board as may be prescribed and another member to be the Vice^hairman of the Board who shall exercise and perform such powers and duties of the Chairman as may be presciibed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman.
6. The Administrator shall appoint, after consultation with the Commission and the Chairman, a member, other than the Chairman and the Vice Chairman to be the Secretary of the Board who shall exercise and perform such powers and duties of the Board as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman.
7 Any member may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Administrator and, on such resignation being notified in the Official Gazette by the Administrator, shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
8. No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason of—
(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of. the Board; or
(b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as i member of the Board; or
(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Board not affecting the merits of the case.
9 m The Administrator shall appoint a person, not being a member, * w-';L Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Board who ^ S e x e r ^ a M p e S n n such powers and duties of the Board as may be prescribed.
m The Administrator shall also appoint a person, not being a member to be the Executive Officer of the Board wh0 shall exercise and pertorn SW* powers and duties of the Board a a may be prescribed o r as m a y be delegated to hhn by the Chairman.
Constitution of Board, , Chairman and Vice- Chairman of Board.
Secretary.
Resignation of office by members.
Vacancies etc., not to Invalidate icts and proceedings of Board, Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer tnd Executive Officer of Board.
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAS* I t - Terms of Office mid the terms and conditions of service of the Chairman, Vlce- Chalrfflan, Secretary and °di*r members, etc.
Officers and employees of Board.
Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes.
Meeting of Board,
10. The term of office and the terms and conditions of service of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman, the Secretary to the Board and the other member^ mid Of the financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer and the Executive Officer of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.
H. ( i ) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Administrator In this behalf, the Board may appoint such other officers and employees as it may consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions:
Provided that no person whose honorarium Or maximum salary exceed three hundred rupee9 per month shall be appointed by the Board except with the previous approval of the Administrator.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of the officers and employees of the Board shell be such as may be^determined by bye-laws.