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Constitution of State Ports Consultative Committee (1) The Government may, by notification, constitute a State Ports Consultative Committee consisting of members of the Board and such other persons, being not less than ten and not more than twenty as the Government may appoint from amongst persons who are, in the opinion of the Government, capable of representing the interests of the Chamber of Commerce, Shipping, Sailing, Vessels, Customs, Railways, Road Transport, Labour, Communications, Manufacturers of Marine Products, Operators of Ports, Fisheries and Industries, so however that, there shall be at least one member from each of the aforesaid interests. , (2)-The Vice Chairman of the Board shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Committee. (3) Such officer of the Board as the Government may appoint in this behalf shall act as the Secretary to the Committee. (4) The Committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall have the following functions, namely—- (a) to advise the Board on all general questions pertaining to the non-major ports; (b) to advise the Board in respect of any scheme pertaining to the development of any non-major port: (c) to review the administration of non-major ports and to suggest ways and means of improving their work; (d) to suggest ways and means to remove any difficulty experienced by the Board in its administration of non-major ports; (ec) to make suo-moiu recommendation to the Board in regard to any matter relating to administration of the non-major ports; (f) to report to the Board on such matters as may be referred to it either by the Government or the Board for its opinion.. 33/3237/2017/8-5. 122 (5) The Government may by rules provide for— . (a) the calling ‘of the meetings of the Committee and the procedure of meetings; tb) quorum of the Committee: (c) duties of the Secretary of the Committee: - (d) term of office of persons appointed to be the members of the Committee, travelling allowance and daily allowance to the members of the Committee and rates; thereof. (6) Any person appointed to the Committee to represent any of the aforesaid interest may resign from the membership by tendering his resignation in writing to the Chairman and the resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is received. by the Chairman who shall give intimation of the vacancy to the Government. 103, Local Advisory Committee —(1) The Government may, from time to time, constitute for such ports as it may determine, Local Advisory Committees consisting of such number of persons as it may think fit in each case and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (2) The Board may, if it thinks fit, consult the Local Advisory Committee concerned on any business coming before it and shall do so in respect of such business as the Government may, by general or special order in this behalf, specify or when required by the regulation so to do. (3) The Port Officer appointed under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (Central Act 15 of 1908) shall be the ex-officio Chairman of a Local Advisory Committee. (4) The Local Advisory Committee shall meet at such intervals as may be prescribed and for the transaction of urgent business on such other occasions as the Chairman of the Board may require. (5) The number of the members necessary to constitute a quorum at a meeting of a Local Advisory Committee shail be such as the Government may specify. . (6) The recommendations of the Local Advisory Commitiee may be placed before the next Board meeting. s & 123 104, Limitation of proceedings in respect af things done under this Act—No suit or other proceedings shall be commenced against the Board or any member or employee thereof for anything done, or purporting to have been done, in pursuance of this Act until the expiration of one month after notice in writing has been given to the Board or to ‘such member or employee stating the cause of action or after six months after the accrual of the cause of action.