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REGISTERED No. D. (D.N.)—72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 591 NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1982/MAGHA 29, 1903

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

(Department o? Agricaitare & Cooperation)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 12th February, 1982

S.O. 85(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sec- tion 20 of the Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 (5 of 1979), the Coconut Development Board with the previous ap- proval of the Central Govjmment, hereby makes the follow- ing regulations, namely :—

CHAPTER- -I

Preliminary

1. Short title, Commencement and application.—(1) These regulations may be called the Coconut Development Board Regulations, 1982 ;

t (2) They shall come into force on the date of their pub- lication in Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.—In these regulations, unless there is any- thing repugnant in subject or context.

(a) 'the Act' means the Coconut Development Board Act

1979 (5 of 1979);

(b) 'Chief Coconut Development Officer' means the Chief

Coconut Development Officer of the Board;

(c) 'Committee' means any Committee appointed by the

Board under section 9;

(d) 'rules' a tans the Coconut Development Board Rules 1981;

(e) 'Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board:

(f) 'section' means the section of the Act;

(d) 'Vice-Chairman' means the Vice-Chairman of the Board;

(h) The words and expressions used and not denned but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to their in the Act.

CHAPTER—II

Committees a° the Board

3. Appointment of Committees.—(1) The Board may appoint every year, as provided in section 9 of the Coconut Develop- ment Board Act, 1979, the following Committees ami may appoint such other Committees as the Board deems neces- sary to exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be delegated to it under these regulations, namely :—

(a) an Executive Committee consisting of :—

(i) the Chairman who shall be the ex-offirio Chairman of the Committee.

(ii) a Vice-Chairman;

(iii) three members lepresenting the Government of the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ap- pointed under clause (g) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Act.

(iv) three other members elected by the members of the Board from amongst—themselves cf whom, two shall be representatives of growers.

(b) a Research and Development Committee consisting

of :—

(i) the Chairman who shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Committee;

(ii) a Vice-Chairman;

(iii) all the four-member of the Board representing co- conui growers appointed under clause (i) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Act;

(iv) the Chief Agricultural Expert to the Government of India; fx-Officio;

(v) the Director, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute; Ex-Officio.

(vi) four other persons to be co-opted by the Board from amongst experts and scientists who are not members of the Bo^rd, or frorr instiluticns which are not represented on the Boaid provided that such co-opted persons shall have no right to vote.

(c) a Processing and Marketing Committse consisting of:—

(i) the Chairman who shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Committee;

(ii) a Vice-Chairman;

(iii) the member of the Board representing the coco- nut procestsing industry appointed under clause (j) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Act;

(iv) the Chairman of the Coir Board; Ex-officio;

(v) four members elected by the members of the Board from amongst themselves of whom two shall be representatives of growers;

(vi) four other persons to be co-opted by the Board to represent (1) the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gov- ernment of India (2) the National Cooperathe Deve- lopment Corporation Ltd. (3) the kera'.a State Coconut Development Corporation Ltd.. snd (4) the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection. Gov- ernment of Tndia, who are not members of the Board provided that such co-opted peisons shall have no right to vote.

(d) a Publicity Committee consisting of :—

(i) the Chairman who shall be the ex-oificio Chairman of the Committee,

(ii) a Vice-Chairman;

(iii) three members representing the Governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka appointed under clause i'g) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Act;

(iv) Three members apopinted by the Board by elec- tion of whom one shall be representative ef growers.

(vj four othor persons to be co-opted by the Board to represent (.1) the Department of Agriculture "nd Cooperation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gov- ernment of India (2j such organisations as ;ire engaged in Agricultural Information who are not members of Ihe Board provided that Mich co- opted persons shall not have the right ro vote.

\,2\ "F hje Chairman of the Board who is the- cx-offlcip

Chairman of every Committee may require any offi- cer or officers of the Board to attend any meeting of the Committee bat such officers shall have no right to vote.

4 Functions of the Committees.—(a.) Executive Committee.— Subject to such restrictions and conditions ns may be imposed by the Hoard, the Executive Commj/tee shall discharge such functions of the Board relating to the administration, finance and other matters as may be assigned to it by the Board.

(b) Research and Development Committee,—Subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be impose.! by the Board, the Research and Development Com- mittee shall dischaige such functions oC the Board relating to (he development of coconut cultivation and coconut small holdings in India including pro- motion of agricultural and technological research on coconut as may be assigned lo it by the Board.

(c) Processing and Marketing Committee.—Subject to birch restrictions and conditions as may be imposed by ihe Board, the Processing and Marketing Commiuce shall discharge such functions of the Board ic';>ting to processing and marketing of coconut and its pro- ducts, product diversification and by-product utili- sation grading, storage and cooperative development nn may be assigned to it by the Hoard.

fdl Publicity Committee:—Subject to such, restrictions and '••Hidilions ns may be imposed by the Hoard, the Publicity Committee shall discharge such functions of the Board relating to the publications and dissemi- nation of information on Ml aspects of coconut in- dustry as may be assigned to it by tlie Eoriid.

5. Sub-Committee.-—A committee appointed by the Board nay appoint a Siib-Conimitteo from onion*: its members for inquiring and reporting on nny specified subject" or any other •nirpose within the scope of (ho functions .illuU'd lo it bv he Board

CHAPTER—J1I

Procedure for Meetings of tin; Hoard uml Its Committees

6. Meeting; of the Hoard.—The Board shall hold a meeting at least once in every quarter on such dates; and at such places as the Chairman may think fit, and the interval bet- ween any two ordinary meetings shall not in any case, be longer than four months,

Provided the Board may, with the permission of the Ccn- 'ral Government, hold no meeting in any particular quarter.

7. Power to call Meetinps.~( |) TJio Chaiim.'in may at nn} time, call a meeting of the Board or of any of the Commixes, nnd shall dr> so if a requisition for a mcetine is presented to him in writing by at least eight members in the ense of a, meeting of the Board and at least four members in the easo of u meeting of a Committee.

(2) The Chairman may require any officer or officers of the Board to nflend any meeting of the Board but such officers shall not ha\'c the power to vote.

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matter for discussions and the reasons for which he considers' the summoning of such urgent meeting. No ordinaty business shall be transacted at such special meetings.

(4) Notwithstanding anythina contained in these regulations, the Cential Government may dlso, ut any time, call u meeting ol the Board.

K. Quorum.—-il) No business shall be transacted .it a meet-

ins of the Board unless there arc present at least eight mem- bers and no business shall be transacted at a meeting of a Committee unless there me prescul at least four members con- stituting the Committee.

(2) If at any time the number of members present m a meeting ot any of the Committees is less than the rcquued quorum, the person presiding shall adjourn the meeting to ii date not later than seven days frpm the date of the meeting informing the members of the Committee of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting, nnd if the number ol' members present at such adjourned medinx i.s less than the required quorum, the members sc present shall bo the quorum.

9. Absence from meetings nf a Committee. —Any member other than an ex-oflicio member, of a Committee .ihsentiny; himself from three consecutive meetings wiihoUL I!K, iea^e ol the Chairman shall cease to be a member of that Committee,

10. Filling up of casual vacancies.—(1) Any casual vacancy in the membership of a Committee shall be filled up by the remaining members of the Committee from ,'inronssi ihe mem- bers of the Board.

(2) A person appointed in a casual vacancy shall hold oilice so long as the member whose place he fills would have been entitled to hold office, if the vacancy had not occurred.

¹ I Pio'-'dinit over ]Ui?<"tinps—*U rvvrv meeting of the Hoard or any of the Committees at which he is present, the Chair- niiin shall preside and, in his nbsence, the Vici-C'h.iinnan shall preside. If both the Chairman ami the Vice-C hnirman arc ,-ihscnt, the members present at the mceiinj; shall effect one from among themselves to preside at the meeting.

12. Aficnda.-—(1) The Chairman shall cause t.i he prepared and circulated to the Central Government and pmmiii Ihc members of the Board or nnv of the Committees at leist ten. days before any ordinary meeting of the Board or of such Committee, a list oE business to be transited ai ilvit meeting.

13. Business by circulation.-—ID A.iv buiineis which is to be transacted by the Board or a Committee mny if (lie Chair- man of the Board or of the Committee so d'rects he referred io members (other than members who aie ahsjui from India; b> circulation of papers.

(2) Any proposal or resolution circulated, under sub-regu- lation (1) and approved by the majority of mcmheis who have recorded their views in wilting shall bc a.- cfl\;iiua.l nnd bind- ing as if such proposal or resolution were decided by the ma- jority oC the members at a meeting.

Provided that at least eight members of the Hoard cr four members of [he Committee as 1he case may be have icctirdcd ilieir views on the proposal or r-solution.

I'rovidcd further that when a pr,iposal or rciolution is re- ferred to the members by circulation, any fiv_- members, of the Board or three members of anv- of l!i" C ivnmitlees, as the case may be, may require that the nroprvsiil or resolution be referred to members at a meeting, and thereupon such re- ference shi1l bc made to members ut a meeting of the Board or of the Committee, as Lhe case may he.

14. Record of Business).—11} A recoid shall bo maintained by the Secretary or all Hems ol buMme-ss* transacted by ihe Board or by the Committees mid copies of such lecoid shall be forwarded u> ihe Central Govcrnmenl.

(2) The record of business transacted ni every meeting of the Board and of any of the Committees shall be signed bv the Chairman, or the Vice-Chairman or the member presiding, at such meetings.

(3) Whcrj a business js transacted by circulation tif papers, a record of business so transacted shall be- sinned by the Chairman.

15. Voting.—(1) Every question biought before any meetjn of the Hoara or its Committees shall he decided by a majority of members present and voiinjt at the meeting before which the matter is brought.

(2) In the case of an equality of votes, Ihe Chapman or thc Vice-Chairman or the members piesidini; over Ihe meeting of the Boaid or of the Committee, as, the ea.se may In., shrill have a second or casting vote.

16. Revision,—(1) The Central Government may, tor rea- sons to be recorded in writing, review any decision of ihe; Board, or its Committee ,md p.iss such older in iht: nialler as it thinks fit.

(2) A copy of every order passed undor sub-iemula- tion flj shall be sent to the Board by the Central Government.

(3) On receipt of a copy of the order as aforesaid, the Board may make a representation to the Central Government against the said order and the Central Government may alter considering the representation, either cancel, modify or con- firm the order passed b) it under sub-regulation (11, or rake such other action in respect of the matter as may, in the opinion of the Central Government, be just or cxpcJiunt. having regard to all the circumstances of the case.

CHAPTER IV

Service Conditions ofi Employees

17, Pay, leave, and allowances etc.—The pay, leave, allow- ances, pension and retirement benefits, other conditions of service and other facilities and concessions such, as advances of pay, advances for purchase of conveyances, construction or houses and the like, in respect on all employees of the Board, shall be regulated in accordance with such lules and regula- tions as aic for the time being applicable to offiVeis and ertir ployees of the Central Government ot the coirespundiiiK grades or status stationed at those pfitces till sepai .itc regulations ,ue made by the Board.

IS. Recruitment regulations.—Subject to inle 1H .1 the Coconut DeveloppicnL Board Rules, lytfl, the recruitment rules for the different categories of posts in the- Dirtclorale of Coconut Development shall apply tor appointment to ilie same or similar categories of posts undci the Bum it lill separate recruitment rules are framed bv the Board.

Provided that for tho categories of which arc not similar to the existing ones in the Directorate of Coconut Develop- ment recruitment regulations shall be framed by the Board, with the prior approval of the Central Government as and when such posts are created or proposed to be cieated.

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R. C. SOOD, Addl. St-ey.

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