(1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be constituted for the purposes of this Act an Authority to be called the Odisha State Highways Authority.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
(3) The Authority shall consist of,-
(a) a Chairperson;
(b) three or four full-time members of whom one each shall be the member-in-charge of,-
(i) finance;
(ii) safety and technology;
(iii) works contracts and operations; and
(iv) concessions and public private partnerships and
(c) six part-time members, to be appointed by the Constitution of the Authority.
35 State Government by notification of whom one each, not being lower in rank than a Secretary to the Government, shall be the nominee of the Finance Department, the Planning & Convergence Department and the Commerce & Transport (Transport) Department respectively, and one each shall be an eminent person from the field of,-
(i) finance or banking;
(ii) technology and research in roads;
(iii) judiciary or law;
(iv) works; and
(v) revenue.
(4) The Chairperson and full-time members shall be appointed by the State Government, on the recommendation of a Search and Selection Committee consisting of,-
(a) Chief Secretary - Chairman;
(b) An Additional Chief Secretary or a Principal Secretary to be nominated by the State Government- Member;
(c) Secretary of Works Department – Member.
35. The term of office of the members shall ordinarily be five years and their conditions of service shall be such as may be prescribed:
Provided that no person shall be appointed as Chairperson or member after he attains the age of sixtytwo years or shall serve in such capacity after he attains the age of sixty-five years:
Provided further that the State Government may, in its discretion, terminate the term of office of any member, Terms and conditions of service.
36 including the Chairperson, at any time by giving a notice of three months or the salary and allowances in lieu thereof.
36. A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as a member if he,-
(a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude; or
(b) is an undischarged insolvent; or
(c) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
(d) has been removed or dismissed from the service of the State Government or a Corporation owned or controlled by the State Government; or
(e) has, in the opinion of the State Government, such financial or other interest in the Authority as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member.
37. Subject to the other terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed, any person ceasing to be a member shall be eligible for re-appointment as such member if he has not attained the age of sixty-four years on the date of re-appointment.