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Constitution of the Authority.-(1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, there shall be constituted for the purposes of this Act, an Authority called as the Banavasi Development Authority. (2) The Authority shall have its headquarters at Banavasi of Sirsi Taluk of Uttara Kannada District. (3) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall be the said name sue and be sued. (4) The Authority shall consist of the following members namely:- 1[(a) The Chief Minister or Revenue Minister or any other Minister as chosen by the Chief Minister - Ex-officio Chairperson.]1 (b) In charge Minister of the - Vice Chairperson Uttar Kannada District 4 (c) The Minister in charge of - Ex officio Member Revenue Department (d) The Minister in charge of Kannada - Ex officio Member and Culture Department (e) The Members of Loksabha and Members - Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly who are representing Banavasi area partially or fully (f) The member of the Rajya Sabha and - Member Karnataka Legislative Assembly (Local) Who are registered voter in the Banavasi; (g) The Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary to the - Ex-officio Member Government, Finance Department (h) The Principal Secretary to the - Ex-officio Member Government, Revenue Department (i) The Principal Secretary to Government, - Ex-officio Member Kannada and Culture Department (j) The Principal Secretary to Government, - Ex-officio Member Tourism Department (k) The Deputy Commissioner, - Ex-officio Member Uttar Kannada, Karwar (l) The Commissioner of the Authority, Member- Secretary (m) Two non-official members who are expert in the history and heritage of Banavasi to be nominated by the State Government