(1) The State Government shall by notification in the Gazette establish a Board to be called the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad.
(2) The Board shall be a body corporate, with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and common seal and may sue and be sued in its to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(3) For the purpose of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894(ActI of 1894), the Local Authorities Loans Act, 1014(Act IIX of 1914) and any other law for the time being in force the Board shall be deemed to be a local authority.
(4) The Board shall have its head office at a place to be specified by the State Government and also an office at the headquarters of each Unit and may have offices at such other places as it may consider necessary or be directed by the State Government. [(5) The Board shall consist of
[(a) The Minister, Housing and Urban Planning Department Uttar Pradesh-Adhyaksh ex officio,:
(a-1) The Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh in Housing and Urban Planning Department-Karyakari Adhyaksh/Sadasya-ex officio,]
(b) Three Upadhyaksh who shall be the non-official members appointed by the State Government.
(c) the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the Finance Department, ex-officio member;
(d) the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the Urban development, ex-officio member ;
(e) the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the Bureau of public Enterprises Department ex-officio member;
(f) the Chief Town and Country Planner, Uttar Pradesh, ex-officio member;
(g) The Director, Central Building Research Institute Roorkee – ex officio member.
(h) The Housing Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad-ex officio member.
(i) The Chief Engineer, Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad-ex officio member.
(j) The Finance Controller, Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad-ex officio member.
(k) The Chief Architect Planner, Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad-ex officio member.]
[(6) An officer referred to in clause (b), clause (c) or clause (d) of subsection (5) may instead of attending a meeting of the Board himself depute officer next junior to him available in his department to attend the meeting. The officer so deputed shall have the right to take part in the proceedings of the meeting and shall also have the right to vote.
(7) The appointment of the Adhyaksh and the members referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (5) shall be notified in the Gazette.] [(8) The Karyakari Adhyaksh shall in absence of Adhyaksh perform the functions and discharge the duties of Adhyaksh with the approval thereof.]