CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD

Road Fund Board

1. (1) After the commencement of this Act, the Government shall, by notification, constitute a Board to be called "the Mizoram Road Fund Board".
2. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate-
   • (a) having perpetual succession and a Common seal;
   • (b) being capable in law of-
     • (i) suing and being sued in the name of the Board;
     • (ii) purchasing, taking, holding, selling, leasing, taking on lease, exchanging or disposing of real or personal property for the purposes of this Act; and
     • (iii) doing or suffering all other acts or things which a body corporate may by law do or suffer.
3. (3) The office of the Board shall be located in Aizawl at the place to be decided by the Board.
4. (4) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely-
   • (a) The Minister Chairman
   • (b) Chief Secretary Vice-Chairman
   • (c) Secretary & Engineer-in-Chief, PWD Member Secretary
   • (d) Financial Commissioner Member
   • (e) Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Planning Member
   • (f) Director, Transport Department Member
   • (g) Commissioner, Taxation Department Member
   • (h) Chief Engineer, Highways, PWD Member
     • (i) Chief Engineer, Roads, PWD Member
   • (j) Inspector General of Police Member
   • (k) 3 Representatives from Stakeholders Nominated Members
   • (l) 4 Representatives from NGOs Nominated Members
5. (5) The Chairman of the Board shall, by notification, identify the Stakeholder organisations and NGOs and invite them to nominate a representative to be a member of the Board.
6. (6) Nominated members of the Board shall hold office for a period of three years or during the pleasure of the Government.
7. (7) Any nominated member may, at any time resign by submission of a letter of resignation to the Chairman of the Board and shall cease to be a member upon his death or on withdrawal of his nomination by the organisation that nominated him.
8. (8) The Board shall meet at such time and place as the Chairman may decide and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, including the quorum, as may be prescribed.
9. (9) At the discretion of the Chairman, the Board may adopt a resolution under an out of session procedure if a copy of a document containing the resolution is circulated to all members and a majority of them provide a signed and dated acceptance of the resolution to the Member Secretary.
10. (10) The Board may, subject to the rules (if any), associate with itself any person whose assistance or advice the Board may desire to have in performance of any of its functions under this Act; but such a person shall not have a right to vote on matters at a Board meeting.
11. (11) The Board shall be assisted by a Secretariat consisting of staff deputed from road agencies and with responsibility for carrying out administrative and technical tasks for the Board and Executive Committee, as may be directed by the Board and Executive Committee from time to time.