Sugarcane Control Board.

1. (1) The State Government shall as soon as may be, after the

commencement of this Act, constitute a Sugarcane Control Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board), for the State to perform such duties and functions assigned in this Act.

1[(2) The board shall consist of the following members, namely:-

1. (a) The Minister in charge of Sugar - Chairman
2. (b) The Minister in charge of Agriculture - Member
3. (c) The Minister in charge of Co-operation - Member
4. (d) The Secretary to Government Finance Department - Member
5. (e) The Secretary to Government, Commerce and Industry Department
   • • Member
6. (f) The Agricultural Commissioner - Member
7. (g) The controller, Legal Metrology - Member
8. (h) Not more than five representatives (minimum of one from each revenue division namely, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mysore and Bangalore) nominated by the State Government from any sugarcane growers nominated by the State Government.
   • • Member
   • (i) Not more than five Sugar factory occupiers representatives (minimum of one each from each revenue division namely, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mysore and Bangalore and of whom atleast two shall represent Co-operative Sugar factories) nominated by the State Government from working Sugar mills.
     • • Member
9. (j) The Director, S.Nijalingappa Sugar Institute, Belgaum
   • • Member
10. (k) One Agricultural Economist in the cadre of Professor from UAS-Dharwad or Bangalore nominated by the State Government
    • • Member
11. (l) The Commissioner for Cane Development and Director of Sugar.
    • • Member Secretary] 1[(2A) The Board may invite special invitees as it deems necessary to obtain their views.]

¹ Substituted by Act, 28 of 2014 w.e.f 28.08.2014

¹ Inserted by Act, 28 of 2014 w.e.f 28.08.2014

1. (3) The Headquarters of the Board shall be at Bangalore.
2. (4) Notice of the meetings of the Board, the place, quorum and procedures regarding transactions of the business of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.
3. (5) Subject to the pleasure of State Government or sub-section (7), a non-official member

shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of nomination. A member nominated once to the Board is not eligible for re-nomination for a second time.

1. (6) A non-official member may resign his office under his hand addressed to the Government but he shall continue in his office until his resignation is accepted.
2. (7) The Government may remove a non-official member from his office if he incurs any one of the disqualification specified below, namely:-
   • (a) becomes an un discharged insolvent; or
   • (b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the Government involves moral turpitude; or
   • (c) becomes of unsound mind, stands so declared by a competent court; or
   • (d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting.
3. (8) The Board shall meet at least thrice in a year commencing before starting of the crushing season, after closure of the crushing season and at the end of the sugar season.

1[once in four

¹ Substituted by Act, 28 of 2014 w.e.f 28.08.2014

months starting from commencement of the year] The Member Secretary of the Board may subject to the control of the Chairman thereof convene meetings as often as may be necessary and shall do so when required by one-third of the members.

1. (9) When the office of non-official member nominated to the Board becomes vacant by resignation, death, removal or otherwise, the Government shall nominate within three months a new

member to fill such vacancy and such new member shall hold office for the remaining period of the term of office of the member in whose place he has been nominated.

1. (10) No proceedings of the Board shall be rendered invalid for the mere fact that there was one

or more unfilled vacancy in the Board at the time of such proceedings were made.

1[(11) Travelling allowance, Daily allowance and sitting fees payable to non-official members of the Sugarcane Control Board shall be at rates as may prescribed.

1. (12) The funds required for the functioning of the board shall be provided in the Budget by the Government while allocating the funds to the office of the Commissioner for Cane Development and Director of Sugar, Bangalore. ]

¹ Inserted by Act, 28 of 2014 w.e.f 28.08.2014