The Andhra Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1997

1.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1997.
2. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 17th May, 1997.

2. In the Andhra Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 3,--

1. (i) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(2) The Board shall consist of,--

1. (a) the Chairman to be appointed by the Government; and
2. (b) such other members, not exceeding nine, as may be appointed by the Government from among persons who, in the opinion of the Government, are qualified as having had experience and shown capacity in matters relating to Khadi and Village Industries: Provided that three of such members shall be appointed from among the officers of the Government of whom one shall be the representative of the Industries Department, one shall be the representative of the Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) Department and one shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.";
   • (ii) sub-section

1. (3) shall be omitted.

3. In section 4 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "other members", the words "other members, other than the officers of the Government appointed under clause

1. (b) of sub-section

1. (2) of section 3," shall be substituted.

4. In section 11 of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be the Member-Secretary of the Board and he shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed or as may, from time to time, be delegated to him by the Board."

5. The Andhra Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 1997 is hereby repealed.