(1) The Government shall constitute an Authority known as the Meghalaya Heritage Authority for the purpose of exercising powers and performing the function assigned under this Act.
(2) The Authority constituted under sub-section (1) shall consist of the following: -
Chief Secretary - Chairman
Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal - Member
Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary/ Secretary, Finance Department Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary/ - Member Secretary, Urban Affairs Department
Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary/ - Member Secretary, Arts and Culture Department Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary/ - Member Secretary, Tourism Department Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary/ - Member Secretary, District Council Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/Chief - Member Conservator of Forest, Forest Department Principal Secretary/ Commissioner & Secretary/ - Member Secretary, PWD Department Deputy Commissioners of all Districts - Member Chief Executive Member of District Council - Member Chief Executive Officer/Executive Officer, Municipal - Member Boards Secretary, MUDA - Member One Representative from INTACH, Meghalaya Chapter - Member One Architect having ten years experience and - Member membership of the Council of Architecture and having specialisation in Urban Design One Structural Engineer having experience ten years - Member and membership of Institution of Engineers One Historian having knowledge of the region and ten - Member years experience in the field One Environmentalist - Member 3 (Three) Representative from NGOs groups - Member Director, Urban Affairs - Member Secretary for Urban Areas Director, Arts & Culture - Member Secretary for Rural Areas
(3) The Authority shall have the power to co-opt upto five additional members.
(4) For the purpose of efficient functioning of the Authority, the Authority as deemed fit, may include any other member as invitee.