Taxing authorities and other officers

Administrative machinery

1. (1) There shall be established by the State Government, by notification, Sugarcane Board for Madhya Pradesh.
2. (2) The Board shall consist of—
   • (a) the Minister-in-charge of Agriculture;
   • (b) the Minister-in-charge of Industries;
   • (c) nine members to be appointed by the State Government of whom three shall be representatives of Sugar factories and three shall be representatives of cane-growers and the Cane-growers' Co-operative Societies and the remainder shall be persons possesing technical knowledge in sugarcane or otherwise interested in the development of sugarcane and its products;
   • (d) the Cane Commissioner; and
   • (e) the Secretary to the State Government in the Agriculture Department or such other officer as may be nominated by the State Government.
3. (3) The Minister-in-charge of Agriculture shall be the Chairman of the Board and the officer nominated under clause
   • (e) of sub-section
4. (2) shall be the Secretary of the Board.
5. (4) The term of office of a member appointed under clause
   • (c) of sub-section (2), shall be three years from the date of the publication of the name of such member in the Gazette.
6. (5) The Chairman shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board and in his absence the Minister-in-charge of Industries.