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Constitution of Advisory Committee - (1) The State Government shall, for each calendar year constitute in respect of eac.h specified forest produce an Advisory Committee for each Revenue Commissioner's Division in the State consisting of not more than n_ine members as may be notified by the State Government from time to time for the purpose of advising the State Government in the matter of fixation of fair and reasonable price of each specified forest produce at which s·uch produce may be purchased by the State Government or its authorised officer or agent when they are offered for sale in such Division in accordance with the provisions of this Act; Provided that- (i) two of the members shall be from amongst the traders in such specified forest produce or manufacturers of goods in which such specified forest produce is used as raw materials; (ii) at least two members shall be from ~mongst the growers of such specified forest produce other-than the State Government (iii) one member shall be from amongst the members of Parlia~en! representing the State and belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, and · (iv} one member shall be from amongst the members of State Legislature belonging to such Tribes . (2) It shall also be the duty of Committee to.advise the State Government on such other matters as may be referred to it by the State Government. . (3) The business of the Committee shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed. · · · . . 11owances (4) The members of the Committee shall be entitled to such a as may be prescribed . O . Forest Produce (C .T.) Act, 1981 391 s. 9] S) The Committee shall tender its advice to State Government with in (_ d as the State Government. may, for each Comm ittee specify in h perro _ , s~C behalf. . . . . th15 7_ Government to fix Price in connection with Committee - The · vernment shall , after consultation with the Committee constituted state G5oection 6, fix the pri_ce at wh!ch spe_cified forest produce shall be under ed by it or by any of its authorised offlce~s or agents from growers of purc~tsd forest produce in the Revenue Commissioner's Division and shall spe~ 1 ~ethe same in the Gazette and 1n such other manner as may be prescribed publl~ r than th.e 30th day of June of the calendar year for which the Committee ~ot :n:tituted and the price so fixed shall remain in force up to the end of 15 ch calendar year and shall not be altered during that year : sue Provided that if the Committee fails to tender advice within the period ecified under Sub-section (5) of S,ection 6 or such further period not exceeding ~~teen days as the S~ate <?overnm~~t may allow, th_e State Govern~ent may · f roceed to fix the price without waiting for the advice of the Committee : P provided further that different prices may be fixed for different units , and in so doing regard shall be had amongst other _things to : (a) the prices of specified forest produce obtained or fixed under the Act or any other enactment during the preceding three years in respect of the area comprised in the unit ; (b) the quality of the specified forest pro<;tuce in the unit; (c) transport facilities available in the unit; (d) the cost of transport; and (e) general level of wages for unskilled labour prevalent in the unit and the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, II of 1948.