CHAPTER II – STATE BOARD (AP)

3.    Composition of the Board : -

(a)    A Chairman to be appointed by the Government;

(b)    the Labour Commissioner, — ex-officio, or in his abscnce any other officer nominated by the government in that behalf.

(c)    One person representing the State Government, to be appointed by that Government from amongst its officials;

(d)    one persons representing the Public works Department, after consulting the concerned department.

(e)    three persons, one representing the employers in Sugar Industry, one representing the employers in other industries and one representing the contractors to whom the Act applies to be appointed by the Government after consultation with such organizations, if any, of the employers and the contractors as may be recognised by the Government in this behalf.

(f)    Four persons, one representing the employees from Sugar Industry, one  representing the employees in other industries and two representing the employees of contractors to whom the Act applies, to be appointed by the Government after consultation with such organization, if any, of employees representing the respective interest as may be recognized by the State Government in this behalf.

4.    TERMS OF OFFICE

(1)    The Chairman of the Board shall hold office as such for a period of three years from the date on which his appointment is first notified in the Official Gazette.

(2)    Each of the members of the Board referred to in clauses (c) and (d) of rule 3, shall hold office as such during the pleasure of the Governor.
(3)    Each of the members referred to in clauses (e) and (f) of rule 3 shall hold office as such for a period of three years commencing from the date on which his appointment is first notified in the Official Gazette:

Provided that where the successor of any such member has not been notified in the Official Gazette on or before the expiry of the said period of three years, such members shall, notwithstanding the expiry of the period of his office, continue to hold such office until the appointment of his successor has been notified in the Official Gazette.

(4)    If a member is unable to attend a meeting of the Board, the State Government or the body which appointed or nominated him may by notice in writing signed on its behalf and by such member and addressed to the Chairman of the said Board nominate a substitute in his place to attend the meeting and such a substitute member shall have all the rights of a member in respect of that meeting and any decision taken at the meeting shall be binding on the said body.

5.    RESIGNATION

(1) A member of the Board, not being an ex-officio member, may resign his office by a letter signed by him and addressed to the Government and such resignation being accepted by the government, his office shall fall vacant on the date on which such resignation is accepted.

6.    CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP.

    If any member of the Board, not being an ex-officio member, fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board, without obtaining the leave of the Chairman for such absence, he shall cease to be member of the Board:

Provided that the Government may, if it is satisfied that such member was prevented by sufficient cause from attending three consecutive meetings of the Board, direct that such cessation shall not take place and on such direction being made, such member shall continue to be a member of the Board.

7.    DISQUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

(1)    A person shall be disqualified for being reappointed, and for being a member of the Board, -

i)    if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
ii)    if he is an undischarged insolvent; or
iii)    if he has been or is convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude.

(2)     If a question arises as to whether a disqualification has been incurred under sub-rule (1), the Government shall decide the same.

8.    REMOVAL FROM MEMBERSHIP

The Government may remove from office any member of the Board, if in its opinion such a member has ceased to represent the interest which he purports to represent on the Board:

Provided that no such member shall be removed unless a reasonable opportunity is given to him of making any representation against the proposed action.

9.    VACANCY

1) When a vacancy occurs or is likely to occur in the membership of the Board the Chairman shall submit a report to the Central Government and on receipt of such report the central Government shall take steps to fill the vacancy by making an appointment from amongst the category of persons to which the person vacating membership belonged and the person so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member in whose place he is appointed.
   
    2) if any vacancy occurs in the membership of the board by reason of death of, or resignation of a member, it shall be filled by the Government by making an appointment from amongst the category of persons to which the deceased or the resigned member as the case may be, belonged and the person so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member in whose place he is appointed.

10.    STAFF

(1)    i) The Government may appoint one of its officials as Secretary to the Board and appoint such other staff as it may think necessary to enable the Board to carry out its functions.

ii) The salaries and allowances payable to the staff and the other conditions of service of such staff shall be such as may be decided by the Government.

(2)    The Secretary-

i)    shall assist the Chairman in convening meetings of the Board;
ii)    may attend the meetings but shall not be entitled to vote at such meetings;
iii)    shall keep a record of the minutes of such meetings; and
iv)    shall take necessary measures to carry out the decisions taken at the meetings of the Board.

11.    ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS

(1)    The traveling allowance of an official member shall be governed by the rules applicable to him for journey performed by him on official duties and shall be paid by the authority paying his salary.

(2)    Each non-official members of the Board shall be paid traveling allowance and daily allowance for any journey performed by him in connection +with the performance of his duites,at the rates admissible to a non-official member of first class government committee under Andhra Pradesh traveling allowance rules.

12.    DISPOSAL OF BUSINESS

Every question which the Board is required to take into consideration shall be considered at a meeting, or, if the Chairman so directs, by sending the necessary papers to every member for opinion, and the question shall be disposed of in accordance with the decision of the majority:

Provided that in the case of equality of votes, the chairman shall have asecond or a casting vote.

Explanation - “Chairman” for the purposes of this Rule shall include the Chairman nominated under rule 13 to preside over a meeting.

13.    MEETINGS

1)    The Board shall meet at such places and times as may be specified by the Chairman.

2)    The Chairman shall preside over every meeting of the Board at which he is present and in his absence nominate a member of the Board to preside over such meeting.

14.    NOTICE OF MEETINGS AND LIST OF BUSINESS

(1)    Ordinarily seven days’ notice shall be given to the members of a proposed meeting.

(2)    No business which is not on the list of business for a meeting shall be considered at that meeting without the permission of the Chairman.

15.    Quorum

    No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least five members are present:

Provided that if at any meeting less than five members are present, the Chairman may adjourn the meeting to another date informing members present and giving notice to the other members that he proposes to dispose of the business at the adjourned meeting whether there is prescribed quorum or not, and it shall thereupon be lawful for him to dispose of the business at the adjourned meeting irrespective of the number of members attending.

16.    COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

(1)    i) The Board may constitute such Committees and for such purpose or purposes as it may think fit.

ii) While constituting the Committee  the Board may nominate one of its members to be the Chairman of the Committee.

(2) i)The Committee shall meet at such times and places as the Chairman of the said Committee may decide and the committee shall reserve such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meeting as it may decide upon.

(3)    The provisions of rule 11 shall apply to the members of the Committee for attending the meetings of the committee as they apply to the members of the Board.




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