Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The Narcotic Drugs and psyihotropic Subjtances Consultative Committee.-(1) The Central Govemment may constitute, by notification in the Official Gazette, -an advisory committee to bi called ,,The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Consultative Committee" (hereafter in this iection referred to as the Committee) to advise the Central Govemrnent on such matters relating to the administration of this Act as are referred to it by that Government from time to time. (2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other members, not exceeding twenty, as may be appointed by the Central Government. (3) The Committee shall meet when required to do so by the Central Govemment and shall have power to regulats its own procedure. _ (a) The Committee may, if it deems it necessary so to do for the efficient discharge of any of its functions constitute one or moie sub-committees and mav appoint to any such sub-committee, whether generally or for the consideration of any particular matter any person (including a nbn-official) who is not a member of the Committee. (5) The term of office of, the man-ner of filling casual vacancies in the offices of and the allowances, if any, payable to, the C[airman and other members of the Committee, and the conditions and restrictions subiect to which the Committee may appoint a person who is not a member of the Committee as a member of any_of its sub-committees, shall be such as may be prescribed by rules made by the Central Govemment.