Constitution of the Advisory Board and the procedure for consideration by the Board of order under sub-section (1) of section 2.

(1) After the expiry of the time fixed in the order for the making of representation in respect of the issue thereof, the State Government shall place before an Advisory Board constituted under sub-section (2) a copy of the order and also of the representation, if any, received before such expiry. (2) The State Government shall, whenever necessary constitute one or more Advisory Boards and each such Board shall consist of three persons who are, or have been, or are qualified to be appointed as, Judges of the High Court, and one of them shall be its Chairman. The Chairman and the other members of each Board shall be appointed by the State Government. (3) The Advisory Board shall, after considering the materials placed before it and, if necessary, after calling for such further information as it may deem fit from the State Government, the person against whom the order is made or any other person, submit its report to the State Government. (4) The report of the Advisory Board shall specify in a separate part thereof its opinion or that of the majority of its members as to whether or not there was sufficient cause for the issue of the order in respect of the person concerned. (5) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person to attend in person or to appear by any legal practitioner in any matter connected with the reference to the Advisory Board, and the proceedings of the Advisory Board and its report, excepting that part thereof in which its opinion or that of the majority of its members is specified, shall be confidential: Provided that the Advisory Board may, if it thinks fit, permit the person against whom the order under sub-section (1) of section 2 has been made, to appear in person but not by a legal practitioner before the Board at any stage of the proceedings referred to in this sub-section. (6) After considering the report of the Advisory Board, the State Government may confirm, modify or cancel the order, under sub-section (1) of section 2, stating (except where the order is cancelled) the period during which the order as confirmed or modified shall remain in force.