(1) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, an Authority to be known as “the Gujarat Bovine Breeding Regulatory Authority” to exercise the powers conferred upon and to perform the functions assigned to it, under this Act.
(2) The Authority shall consist of following members, namely: -
(i) the Director of Animal Husbandry, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar Chairperson
(ii) the Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Livestock Development Board, Gandhinagar Vice- Chairperson
(iii) the Deputy Secretary (Animal Husbandry), Agriculture, Farmer Welfare and cooperation Department, Gujarat State ex-officio Member
(iv) the Professor and Head, Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics, nominated by Kamdhenu University Gandhinagar, Gujarat State ex-officio Member
(v) the Joint Director (Intensive Cattle Development Programme), Gujarat State, Gandhinagar.
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(3) The headquarters of the Authority shall be at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
(4) The Authority shall have the jurisdiction all over the State of Gujarat in respect of bovine breeding activities.
(5) The Authority shall meet at least once in three months at such time, as the Chairperson may decide and shall observe such procedure to transact its business at such meetings, as may be prescribed.
(6) The meetings of the Authority shall be convened and presided over by the Chairperson. In absence of the Chairperson, the meeting shall be presided over by the Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Livestock Development Board, Gandhinagar.
(7) The State Government may, for the purpose of enabling the Authority, to efficiently discharge its functions under this Act, provide such number of officers and other employees as may be considered necessary.