Section 3: Establishment, Incorporation and constitution of the Board

3 (1) The Government of Uttarakhand shall, by notification in official gazette, establish a body in accordance with the provisions of this Act, which shall be called the Uttarakhand tourism Development Board. (2) The office of the Board shall be located at a place to be notified by the State Government in the official Gazette. (3) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with powers, subject to the provisions of this Act; (a) to acquire and dispose of property both movable and immovable; (b) to sue and be sued in its name; (c) To perform such other acts as bodies corporate may by law perform. (4) The Board shall consist of :- Official Members: (a) A Chairman who shall be the Minister of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand, ex-officio; (b) A Vice-Chairman who shall be the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand, ex-officio; (c) Secretary Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand; who shall also be ex-officio Chief Executive Officer /Ex-officio Director General Tourism2 (d) An Additional Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Government who shall be Member-Secretary of the Board (e) Secretary, Finance, Secretary, Forest, Secretary, P.W.D. Secretary, Power, Secretary, Transport and Secretary, Planning shall be exofficio members of the Board; (f) Five non-official members having expertise and experience in fields related to the tourism trade and industry, to be appointed by the State Government.