5.The Drugs Technical Advisory Board.
(1)
The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Board (to be
called the Drugs Technical Advisory Board) to advise the Central Government and
the State Governments on technical matters arising out of the administration of
this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to it by this Act.
[(2) (Note: Subs. by Act 13 of
1964, sec.4, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 15-9-1964)) The Board shall consist of
the following members, namely,
(i) The Director General
of Health Services, ex officio, who shall be Chairman;
(ii) The Drugs Controller,
India ex officio ;
(iii) The Director of the
Central Drugs Laboratory, Calcutta, ex-officio;
(iv) The Director of the
Central Research Institute, Kasauli, ex-officio;
(v) The Director of the
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, ex-officio ;
(vi) The President of the
Medical Council of India, ex-officio;
(vii) The President of the
Pharmacy Council of India, ex-officio ;
(viii) The Director of the
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, ex-officio;
(ix) Two persons to be
nominated by the Central Government from among persons who are in charge of
drugs control in the States ;
(x) One person, to be
elected by the Executive Committee of the Pharmacy Council of India, from among
teachers in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry or pharmacognosy on the staff
of an Indian university or a college affiliated thereto;
(xi) One person, to be
elected by the Executive Committee of the Medical Council of India, from among
teachers in medicine or therapeutics on the staff of an Indian university or a
college affiliated thereto ;
(xii) One person to be
nominated by the Central Government from the pharmaceutical industry ;
(xiii) One pharrmacologist to
be elected by the Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research ;
(xiv) One person to be
elected by the Central Council of the Indian Medical Association ;
(xv) One person to be
elected by the Council of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association ;
(xvi) Two persons holding
the appointment of Government Analyst under this Act, to be nominated by the
Central Government.]
(3) The nominated and elected
members of the Board shall hold office for three years, but shall be eligible
for re-nomination and re-election :
[(Note: Subs. by Act 13 of
1964, sec.4, for the Proviso (w.e.f. 15-9-1964)). Provided that the
person nominated or elected, as the case may be, under clause (ix) or clause (x)
or clause (xi) of clause (xvi) of sub-section (2) shall hold office for so long
as he holds the appointment of the office by virtue of which he was nominated or
elected to the Board.]
(4) The Board may, subject to
the previous approval of the Central Government, make bye-laws fixing a quorum
and regulating its own procedure and the conduct of all business to be
transacted by it.
(5) The Board may constitute
sub-committees and may appoint to such sub-committees for such periods, not
exceeding three years, as it may decide, or temporarily for the consideration of
particular matters, persons who are not members of the Board.
(6) The functions of the Board
may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy therein.
(7) The Central Government
shall appoint a person to be Secretary of the Board and shall provide the Board
with such clerical and other staff as the Central Government considers
necessary.
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