Chapter II THE BOARD

Establishment and Constitution of the Board -

1. (1) With effect from such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established a Board to be called the Andhra Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board, with its headquarters in the city of Hyderabad which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, to do all things incidental to and necessary for the purposes of this Act and to contract, and may by the said name sue and be sued.
2. (2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:-
   • (i) five non-official persons to be appointed by the Government who have shown an active interest in the production and development of Khadi or in the development of Village Industries of whom one member shall be nominated as the Chairman and another member shall be nominated as the Vice-Chairman by the Government;
   • (ii) the Additional Director of Industries, in-charge of Khadi and Village Industries, Member Ex-Officio;
   • (iii) the Joint Secretary or the Deputy Secretary to Government in the Industries and Commerce Department, in-charge of Khadi and Village Industries, Member Ex-officio;
   • (iv) the Joint Secretary or the Deputy Secretary to Government in the Finance and Planning (F.W.) Department, in-charge of Khadi and Village Industries, Member Ex-officio; and
   • (v) the Chief Executive Officer, Member Ex-officio.
3. (3) The Chairman shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Board.
4. (4) The Vice-Chairman shall exercise such powers or perform such functions as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman or the Board.
5. (5) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the conduct of and procedure at the meetings of the Board and for implementing the resolutions of the Board. [XXXX]

⁴ Omitted

Term of office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and non-official members and their resignation-

1. (1) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the non-official members of the Board shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, but may resign his office earlier by giving notice in writing to the Government, and shall cease to be a Member on the resignation being accepted by the Government.
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), the Government may, reduce the term of office of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any member before the expiry of his term of office, without giving any notice to such member, and appoint any other person in his place.

Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes -

1. (1) The Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by regulations any persons whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) A person associated with the Board under sub-section (1) for any purpose shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Board relevant to that purpose, but shall not have the right to vote, and shall not be a member for any other purpose.
3. (3) The Government may, by notification, depute one or more officers of the Government to attend any meetings of the Board and to take part in the discussions of the Board but such officer or officers shall not have the right to vote. 6A. Omitted A. [XXXX]

Meeting of the Board-

1. (1) The Board shall meet at such times and places and shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by regulations: Provided that the board shall meet at least once in two months.
2. (2) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, and in the absence of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, any member of the Board chosen by the members present among themselves, shall preside at a meeting of the Board.
3. (3) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
4. (4) A copy of agenda for every meeting as well as the proceedings of the meeting of the Board shall be forwarded to the Government in the Industries Department.

Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate acts and proceedings of the Board - No Act or proceedings of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the constitution thereof: [XXXX]

Terms and conditions of service of Chairman and the Vice-Chairman etc.- The conditions of service of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman and the terms and conditions of service of other members of the Board, including the salaries or honoraria and the allowances to be paid to them, shall be such as may be prescribed.

Officers and servants of the Board -

1. (1) The Government shall appoint the Chief Executive Officer, the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and other persons to fill the posts carrying equivalent scales of pay to those aforesaid, either on deputation or otherwise.
2. (2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the principal Administrative Officer of the Board and shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be prescribed or as may, from time to time, be delegated to him by the Board or by the Chairman; and shall be directly responsible for the due fulfilment of the purposes of this Act.
3. (3) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Government in this behalf, the Board may, with the prior sanction of the Government, appoint such other officers and servants as it may consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. All the officers and servants of the Board shall be subordinate to the Chief Executive Officer.