Power of State Government to constitute Advisory Authority for ropeways

(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Advisory Authority for ropeways. (2) The Minister in charge of Tourism Department shall be the Ex-officio Chairman. (3) The Ex-officio Chairman shall have the power to appoint such number of members as he deems fit to scrutinize the project of establishment of ropeways. (4) The Secretary to Government, Tourism Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government shall be the Ex-officio member Secretary of the Advisory Authority. (5) The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department or his represetative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government shall be the Ex-officio Member, (6) The Ex-officio Chairman may invite such number of members from among the leading personalities having wide knowledge about the ropeway, structural, mechanical, electrical and metallurgical engineering. (7) The Ex-officio Chairman may invite the Secretary to Government, Finance Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government, the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government, the regional Commissioner, the region where ropeway is being constructed, the Deputy Commissioner, of the concerned District where ropeway is being constructed, the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath of the concerned District where ropeway is being constructed, the Chief Engineer Communication and Building, Public Works Department or his representative not below the rank of Executive Engineer and the Chief Engineer of electricity Board, as the Ex-officio members. (8) The Ex-officio Chairman may invite the Environmentalist having prominent knowledge of environment or other such prominent personalities having prominent knowledge of social or economic or flora or fauna as the Ex-officio members. (9) The State Government may, by general or special order, (a) define the duties of, and regulate the procedure of, the Advisory Authority: (b) determine the tenure of office of the members of the Board; and (c) give directions as to the payment of fees to, and the travelling expenses incurred by, any member of such Board in the performance of his duty.