Constitution of Board

Constitution of Board.—(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Board to be known by such name as may be specified in the notification for any scheduled employment in any area.

1. (2) Every such Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to contract and may, by that name, sue or be sued.
2. (3) The Board shall consist of members nominated by the State Government representing the employers, the unprotected workers, and the State Government.
3. (4) The members representing employers and unprotected workers shall be equal in number, and the members representing the State Government shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members representing employers and unprotected workers.
4. (5) The Chairman of the Board shall be one of the members appointed to represent the State Government, nominated in this behalf by the State Government.
5. (6) After nomination of all the members of the Board including the Chairman, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, publish the names of all the members of the Board.
6. (7) The term of office of members of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.
7. (8) The meetings of the Board and the procedure to be followed for the purpose and all matters supplementary or ancillary thereto shall, subject to the approval of the State Government, be such as may be laid down by the regulations.