Section 2: Board of Governors

(1) The governing body of the Complex shall be a Board of Governors (in this Act referred to as "the Board").
(2) The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be appointed by the President, on the recommendation of the Adviser, that is-
(a) a chairman who shall be a person with a good knowledge of science and technology;
(b) nine eminent scientists appointed from various disciplines in science and technology;
(c) one person to represent each of the following Ministries, that is-
(i) Agriculture and Rural Development;
(ii) Defence;
(iii) Health;
(iv) Power and Steel;
(v) Petroleum Resources;
(vi) Science and Technology;
(vii) Industry; and
(d) the Director-General of the Complex.
(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a member of the Board, other than an ex-officio member, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his first appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of three years; thereafter he shall no longer be eligible for re-appointment.
(4) Any member, other than an ex-officio member, may resign his appointment by a letter addressed to the appointing authority and that member's resignation shall take effect from the date of the receipt of the letter by the appointing authority.
(5) The appointing authority may, at any time by a notice in writing remove any member from his office for inability to perform the functions of the office.
(6) In this section "appointing authority" means-
(a) in the case of the chairman, the President; and
(b) in the case of any other member, the Adviser.
(7) The supplementary provisions contained in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the matters therein mentioned.