(1) The Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Board to be called the Maharashtra State Board of Art Education for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Board shall consist of,-
( a ) Director, Directorate of Art, Chairperson; (@i /i@) Development Commissioner (Industries), Directorate of Industries or his nominee, not below the rank of Joint Director ex-officio Member; ( c ) Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary to Government, Higher and Technical Education Department or his nominee, ex-officio Member; ( d ) Chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or his nominee, not below the rank of the Chairman of the Divisional Board, ex-officio Member; ( e ) Director, Maharashtra State Board of Art Education, ex-officio Member; ( f ) Secretary, Maharashtra State Board of Art Education, Member-Secretary; ( g ) One senior most Principal from Government Art Institutes in the State, to be nominated by the Government, Member; ( h ) two members from amongst the Principals or Heads of Art Institutes, one each from aided and un-aided Art Institutes, of whom at least one shall be a woman, to be nominated by the Government, Members; ( i ) two members from amongst the teachers, one each from aided and un-aided Art Institutes, of whom at least one shall be from Backward Class Community, to be nominated by the Government, Members; ( j ) two members from the professional field of visual or performing Art restricted to music only, to be nominated by the Government, Members; ( k ) four members from amongst the associations of Industries, who are entrepreneurs of Small Scale Industries, from the field of Information Technology, Museums and Advertising Agencies, reputed Art Galleries, Gems and Jewellery, Textiles or Ceramic Industry, to be nominated by the Government, Members.
(3) A person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Board, as soon as he ceases to hold the post, designation or office, as the case may be, by virtue of which he is so appointed and such person shall inform the Chairperson in writing of his having so ceased to be the member of the Board, within a week therefrom.
(4) The names of the persons other than the ex-officio members, who have been nominated, from time to time, as members of the Board, shall be published by the Government in the Official Gazette.