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Constitution of the Board.- (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette constitute a Board to be called “the Kerala Non- Resident Keralites Welfare Board” for the administration of the Fund and for the supervision and management of the activities financed from the Fund and for other activities under this act and the scheme. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued. (3) The Board shall consist of fifteen Directors nominated by the Government as hereinafter provided, - (i) five Directors representing the Non-Resident Keralites (abroad); (ii) two Directors representing the Non-Resident Keralites (India); (iii) four officials representing the Government; (iv) one Director representing the Overseas Development and Employment Promotion Consultants Limited; (v) the Chief Executive Officer of the Board; (vi) one representative from NORKA – ROOTS; 33/150/2009 (vi) one Director 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 the names of the Chairman and the Directors of the Board in the gazette. (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 any Director or to the Chief Executive Officer of the Board or to any other officer of the Board, 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 think fit to impose. (8) An amount up to five percent of the contribution collected by the Board every year or the amount as may be fixed by the Government, from time to time, may be expended towards payment of salary of the officers and staff of the Board and other office expenses.