Advisory Committee

1. The Central Government may by notification in the Official Gazette and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in such notification, constitute a Committee called the Central Fertiliser Committee consisting of a Chairman and not more than ten other persons having experience or knowledge in the field, who shall be members of the Committee, to advise the Central Government regarding:- i. inclusion of a new fertiliser, under this Order; ii. specifications of various fertilisers; iii. grades/formulations of physical/granulated mixtures of fertilisers that can be allowed to be prepared in a State; iv. requirements of laboratory facilities in a manufacturing unit, including a unit manufacturing physical/granulated mixtures of fertilisers; v. methods of drawal and analysis of samples. vi. any other matter referred by the Central Government to the Committee. 2. The Committee may, subject to the previous approval of the Central Government, make bye-laws fixing the quorum and regulating its own procedure and the conduct of all business to be transacted by it. 3. The Committee may co-opt such number of experts and for such purposes or periods as it may deem fit, but any expert so co-opted shall not have the right to vote. 4. The Committee may appoint one or more sub-committees, consisting wholly of members of the Committee or or partly of the members of the Committee and partly of co-opted members as it thinks fit, for the purpose of discharging such of its functions as may be delegated to such sub-committee or sub-committees by the Central Fertiliser Committee. 5. The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in such notification, constitute a Committee called the State Fertiliser Committee consisting of a Chairman and not more than .4 other members, having experience or knowledge in the field, including a representative from State Agricultural University, the Fertiliser Industry and Indian Micro Fertilisers Manufacturers Association to advise the State Government regarding the grades/formulations of mixture or of fertilisers.