Section 3: Constitution of Pakistan Tea Board

3. Constitution of Pakistan Tea Board.___(1) As soon as may be, the 1[Federal Government] shall constitute a body to be called the Pakistan Tea Board consisting of the following members, that is to say:___ 2[(a) A Chairman to be appointed by the 1[Federal Government] ;] 3[(aa)] 4[three] members elected by the Pakistan Tea Association 5[* * *]; (b) two members elected by the Tea Traders Association of Pakistan of whom one shall represent the tea brokers and shippers 6[and the other the tea traders]; (c) one member to be nominated by the 1[Federal Government] 7[to represent the estates under proprietary management]; 8[* * * * * * *] 9[(e) two persons possessing special knowledge of tea or tea cultivation, or agriculture, 10[to be nominated by the Federal Government] ;] (f) one person to be elected by the recognized labour unions of tea gardens;] 11[(g) one officer serving under the 1[Federal Government] in the Ministry of Commerce to be nominated by the 1[Federal Government].] (2) The 1[Federal Government] shall publish in the official Gazette the names of all the members of the Board and thereupon the Board shall be deemed to be constituted. (3) Members of the Board shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), hold office for three years, and shall be eligible for re-election or re-nomination. 1Ins. ibid. 1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. 2Cl. (a) was ins. by the Tea (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1962 (LXVI of 1962), s. 2. 3The original cl. (a) was renumbered as cl. (aa), ibid. 4Subs. by the Tea (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1960 (I of 1960), s. 3, for “four”. 5Omitted by P.O. 4 of 1975, Art. 2 and Sch. 6Added by Ord. No. I of 1960, s. 3. 7Subs. ibid., for certain words. 8Omitted by P.O., 4 of 1975, Art. 2 and Sch. 9The original cl. (e) was subs. by Ord. No. I of 1960, s. 3. 10Subs. by P.O. 4 of 1975, Art. 2 and Sch. 11The original cl. (g) as amended by Ord. No. LXVI of 1962, has been subs. by the Tea (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1965 (XIV of 1965), s. 2. (4) When a member of the Board dies, resigns or ceases to reside in Pakistan 2[or to represent the particular interest which he was elected or nominated to represent] or becomes incapable of acting, the vacancy shall be filled by a fresh election or nomination, as the case may be, and any person so elected or nominated shall hold office for the un-expired term of his predecessor. (5) If any authority or body entitled to elect or nominate a member under this section makes default in electing or nominating a member within the prescribed time, the 1[Federal Government] may make nomination to fill the vacancy. (6) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defects in the constitution of, the Board. (7) Until the Board is constituted under this section, the Pakistan Tea Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Pakistan Tea Act, 1950 (XII of 1950), and functioning immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance shall continue to function, and while so functioning, shall be deemed to be a Board constituted under this section. 3[(8) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name of the Pakistan Tea Board, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, own and dispose of any property and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.]

Effective date: 1959-01-01

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