Contact Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
3. Central Advisory Board
(1) The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute
a Board to be called the Central Advisory Contract Labor Board (hereinafter
referred to as the Central Board) to advise the Central Government on such
matter arising out of the administration of this Act as may be referred to it
and to carry out other functions assigned to it under this Act.
(2) The Central Board shall consist of-
(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Central
Government;
(b) the Chief Labor Commissioner (Central), ex
officio;
(c) such number of members, not exceeding
seventeen but not less than eleven, as the Central Government may nominate to
represent that government, the Railways, the coal industry, the mining
industry, the contractors, the workmen and any other interests which, in the
opinion of the Central Government, ought to be represented on the Central
Board.
(3) The number of persons to be appointed as
members from each of the categories specified in sub-section (2), the term of
office and other conditions of service of, the procedure to be followed in the
discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the
members of the Central Board shall be such as may be prescribed:
PROVIDED that the number of members nominated to
represent the workmen shall not be less than the number of members nominated to
represent the principal employers and the contractors.