Constitution of the Advisory Committee

(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Government shall, by notification, constitute a Committee for the State to be called the Manipur Oil Palm Advisory Committee. (2) The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely: - (a) the Minister in-charge of Agriculture who shall be the Chairman; (b) three members of the Legislative Assembly of the State to be nominated by the Government; (c) Secretaries to the Government in-charge of Agriculture, Horticulture, Industries and Finance; (d) Heads of Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture and Industries; (e) Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region Manipur Centre, Lamphel, Imphal West or his representative; (f) the Director, Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat, Assam; (g) a representative of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Agriculture; (h) four representatives of the oil palm processing Factories, as may be nominated by the Government; (i) four persons from among the oil palm Growers as may be nominated by the Government; and (j) the Oil Palm Commissioner; (3) The Oil palm Commissioner shall be the Ex-Officio Member Secretary of the Committee. (4) The term of Office of the Committee shall be three years, but the Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, reconstitute the Committee at any time before the expiry of the term.