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(1) The Government may constitute for the State a Board called the Tamil Nadu Sugar Factory Board. (2) The Sugar Factory Board shall consist of- (a) one judicial officer who is or is qualified for appointment as, or a person who has been, a Judge of a High Court, nominated by the Government; (b) two members, who in the opinion of the Government have knowledge in the financial matters relating to sugar factories or experience in sugarcane cultivation, nominated by the Government; (c) the secretary to the Government in the Department dealing with sugar factories, ex-officio; (d) the Director of Agriculture, ex-officio. (3) The member referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) shall be the Chairman of the Sugar Factory Board and the member referred to in clause (c) or (d) of the said sub-section as may be nominated by the Government shall be the Secretary to the Sugar Factory Board. (4) (a) The term of office of a member referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2) shall be three years or such shorter period as the Government may fix and such member shall be eligible for re-nomination. (b) Any member referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2) shall be deemed to have vacated his seat if he absents himself without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the Sugar Factory Board, from the meetings of the Sugar Factory Board for a period of three consecutive months reckoned from the date of the commencement of his term of office or of the last meeting which he attended, as the case may be, or if, within the said period less than three meetings have been held, absents himself from three consecutive meetings held after the said date: Provided that no meeting from which a member absents himself shall be counted against him under this clause if due notice of that meeting was not given to him. (5) A member referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) may, at any time by notice in writing to the Government and a member referred to in clause (b) of that sub-section, may, at any time by notice in writing to the Chairman, resign his office, but he shall continue in office until the nomination of his successor. (6) (a) A casual vacancy in the office of a member referred to in clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (2) shall be filled by fresh nomination. (b) The person nominated to fill a casual vacancy under clause (a) shall hold office for a period of three years or for such shorter period as the Government may fix and he shall be eligible for re-nomination.