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The Authority shall consist of the following:—■ (1) (a) The Chairman of the Authority shall be the Chief Minister, Assam. (b) The Vice-Chairman shall be the Minister in-charge of the Welfare of Plains Tribes and Backward Classes Department. (c) All Plains Tribal M.L.As. and M.Ps. of the State representing the area in / which the Act is applicable. ■ 7 ' ' ” ' . . ' ' . ' ' ■ ■■ . ' \ . fl IE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 10, 1983 859 (d) 8 (eight) members to be elected as provided in sub-section (2) of this Section strictly by the limited voters belonging to the Plains Tribal Com munities of the Gaon Panchayat areas, or a part of the Gaon Pancha yat falling within the areas to which this Act is applied. (e) An officer not below the rank of a Divisional Commissioner nominated by the Government shall be the M em ber-Secretary of the Authority. (f) 5 (five) Ex-officio members nominated by the Government from among the officers of the Developmental Depart ments. (g) Not more than two representatives shall be nominated by the Central Government. (2) As soon as possible after the coming into force of the Act, the Government shall arrange to hold the elections for the members to be elected as provided under clause (d) above. The members of the Gaon Panchayat or a part of the Gaon Panchayat falling in the area to which the Act is applied shall form the Elec toral College for the purposes. The pro cedure for the election shall be as laid down by the Rules. - - • . , ■ • ^7 v ; ggg-j