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[(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a Committee for every revenue district in the State and on the recommendation of the Board, appoint as many Special Committees as they deem fit in any area falling within any industrial township or other special areas of importance in the State, to be known by such name as may be specified in the notification for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the function of the Committee under the Act and the Scheme in relation to that area: Provided that if any Special Committee has been appointed, the Committee appointed for the revenue district shall cease to exercise jurisdiction over the area of the Special Committee.] (2) Every such committee shall be a body corporate with the name specified, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to require, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may by that name sue and be sued. (3) The committee shall consist of such number of members, not exceeding fifteen, nominated by the Government, of whom two-thirds shall be persons representing the employers and the headload workers. (4) The members representing the employers and the headload workers shall be equal in number. (5) The Government shall appoint one of the members of the committee to be its Chairman and another member to be its [District Secretary or as the case may be Special Area Secretary]. (6) After nomination of all the members of the committee and the appointment of the Chairman and the [District Secretary or as the case may be Special Area Secretary], the Government shall publish their names in the Gazette and in such other places as the Government may deem necessary. (7) The term of office of the members of the committee shall be such as may be prescribed. (8) The functions of the committee shall be:-- (a) to pool the headload workers who are not employed under any employer or contractor; (b) to arrange and regulate employment to such headload workers and to pay them wages; (c) to take disciplinary action against them wherever necessary, (d) to do all such acts as are necessary for the implementation of this Act and the scheme. [(9) In the exercise of the powers and the discharge of its functions, the Committee shall be bound by such directions as the Board may give to it from time to time.] Inserted by Act 8 of 1994 published in K.G. Ext. 265 dt. 25/03/1994. Substituted by Act 3 of 2009. Published in K. G. Ext. No. 37 dt.05/01/2009. Prior to the substitution it read as: "(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a committee for such area and with such name as may be specified in the notification for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the functions of the committee under this Act and the scheme, in relation to that area." Substituted by Act 3 of 2009. Published in K. G. Ext. No. 37 dt.05/01/2009. Prior to the substitution it read as: "Convener" Substituted by Act 3 of 2009. Published in K. G. Ext. No. 37 dt.05/01/2009. Prior to the substitution it read as: "Convener"