Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) 3he Government may, by nolificat~on, constitu~e a State Ports Consultz~i-"e Committee (hereafter in this ses?ion called the "Consultative Stuto C"nstifution b orts Con. Of Gommittee") consisting of members of the Board and such other persons, being tcltne Commi?tce not les~ than ten and not nore "tan twenty as tlic Governme~lt may appoint from amongst persons who are in tk.c upinion of the Goverrment, lepreseritlng theinterests of the Chamber of Gommerce, Shipping, Sai'ing Vessels, Customs, Railways, Road Transpolt. Labour, Communicarions. Fishe~ies a ~ d Industries, so howewr that, there shall be atleast one member from each of the aforesaid interests. (2) The Ghnirman of the Iioard shall be the CA-nf$cio Chairman oft hc Consul- tativa Gommittee. (3) Such officer of the Board as the Gover~ment may appoint in this behalf sball act as Secretary to the Consultative Committee. ~ (4) The functions of the Consultative Cornnittee shall be as follows :- I I (0) to advise the Board on all general quest.ions pertaining to the ports ; I (b) to advise the Board in respect of any scheme pertaining to develop- ment of any port ; (c) to review the administration of ports and to suggest ways and n1ean.s of improving their work ; I (d) to suggest wavs and means ic remove any difficulty experienced by the Board in the administration of ports ; (e) to make suo-mot0 recommendation to the Board in regard to any matter relating to administration of the ports ; (/) to report to the Government, or as the case may be to the Board, en such matters as may be teferwed to it either by the Government or by the Board for its opinion. 1 I (5) The Government may, by general or special order, provide 1 (a) the calling of the meetings of the Consultative Committee and the procedure of meetings ; (b) the duties of the Secretary of the Conaultatiwe Committee ; (c) the term of thc office of persons appointed to be members of the Consultative Gommittee to represent any of thei aforesaid interests, travelling allowance and dailv allowance to the members of tke Gonsultative ammittee and rate thereof. (6) Any persqn appointed to the Consultati~,e Committee to fcyresc~lt any of the aforesaid interest may resign from the members hip by tendering bis resig nrtion in writing to the Chairman and tho resignation ~ l ~ a l l take effect from the date on which it is received by the Chairman, who shall give intimation of the vacancy to the Government.