Establishment of a Board of Industries
3.(1) The Government shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this Act, establish a Board to be called "the Board of Industries", for carrying out the purposes of this Act, and consisting of the following members, namely:-
(a) two non-official members to be appointed by the Government;
(b) one member, being an employee of the [Bangladesh Bank] to be appointed by Government;
(c) two members to be elected by the [Parliament] from among the members of [Parliament];
(d) one member to be appointed by the Government from the panel of names submitted (in the prescribed manner) by the different registered Chambers of Commerce and Industry at Chittagong;
(e) one member to be appointed by the Government from the panel of names submitted (in the prescribed manner) by the different registered Chambers of Commerce and Industry at Dhaka and Narrayanganj;
(f) one member to be appointed by the Government from the panel of names submitted (in the prescribed manner) by different registered Chambers of Commerce and Industries in [Bangladesh] other than those mentioned in clauses (d) and (e);
(g) the Director:
Provided that the Board shall have power to co-opt for the discussion of any particular question before it not more than three members specially qualified to advise on the matter in question or having special knowledge of local conditions in the area where the industry in question is situate.
Explanation.In this sub-section "registered" means registered under section 26 of the Companies Act, 1913.
(2) The Director shall be, ex-officio, Secretary to the Board.