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Constitution of the Board.—(1) On the commencement of this Act, a Board to be called the Kerala Dairy Farmers' Welfare Fund Board may be constituted to supervise and carryout the activities financed from the Fund. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 5[(3) The Board shall consist of sixteen Directors as follows, namely:— (a) one person each elected from among the Governing Bodies of the three Regional Milk Co-operative Unions; 1 Substituted by Act 8 of 2024 ( w.e.f. 07-06-2024). 2 Substituted by Act 16 of 2013 (w.e.f 08-03-2013). 3 Substituted by Act 16 of 2013 (w.e.f 08-03-2013). 4 Substituted by Act 16 of 2013 (w.e.f 08-03-2013). 5 Substituted by Act 8 of 2024 ( w.e.f. 07-06-2024). (b) three persons nominated by the Government from among the Presidents of Traditional Primary Milk Co-operative Societies in the State; (c) three persons nominated by the Government from among the Presidents of Anand Pattern Milk Producers Co-operative Society functioning in the State; (d) Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio); (e) an Officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Dairy Development Department, nominated by the Government (ex-officio); (f) an Officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Law Department nominated, by the Government (ex-officio); (g) an Officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Finance Department nominated, by the Government (ex-officio); (h) Director, the Dairy Development Department or his representative (ex-officio); (i) Chairman, Milma (ex-officio); (j) a representative of dairy farmers, nominated by the Government.] (4) One of the Directors of the Board shall be appointed by the Government to be its Chairman. (5) The Government shall publish in the Gazette the names of the Chairman and the Directors of the Board. (6) The Board shall administer the Fund vested in it in such manner as may be specified in the scheme. (7) The Board may, with the previous approval of the Government, delegate to the Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer or to any officer appointed under sub- section (1) of section 11 such of its powers and functions under this Act or the Scheme as it may consider necessary for the efficient administration of the Fund, subject to such restrictions and conditions, if any, as it may specify.