law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  Chapter II Protection
  
  of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority and Registry Protection of
  
  Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority
  3. Establishment of
  
  Authority.-
  1.  The
  
  Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish an
  
  Authority to be known as the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights
  
  Authority for the purposes of this Act.
  2.  The
  
  Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual
  
  succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of
  
  properties, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said
  
  name sue and be sue .
  3.  The
  
  head office of the Authority shall be at such place as the Central Government
  
  may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify and the Authority may,
  
  with the previous approval of the Central Government, establish branch offices
  
  at other places in India.
  4.    The
  
  Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and fifteen members.
  5. 
  
  
  a.   The Chairperson, to
  
  be appointed by the Central Government, shall be a person of outstanding
  
  caliber and eminence with long practical experience to the satisfaction of that
  
  Government especially in the field of plant varietal research or agricultural
  
  development.
  b.   The members of the
  
  Authority, to be appointed by the Central Government, shall be as follows,
  
  namely:-
   
  
   i.  
  
    the
  
  Agriculture Commissioner, Government of India, Department of Agriculture and
  
  Cooperation, New Delhi, ex-officio;
   
  
   ii.  
  
    the
  
  Deputy Director General incharge of Crop Sciences, Indian Council of
  
  Agricultural Research, New Delhi, ex-officio;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    the
  
  Joint Secretary incharge of Seeds, Government of India, Department of
  
  Agriculture and Cooperation, New Delhi, ex officio;
   
  
   iv.  
  
    the
  
  Horticulture Commissioner, Government of India, Department of Agriculture and
  
  Cooperation, New Delhi, ex officio;
   
  
   v.  
  
    the
  
  Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, ex officio;
   
  
   vi.  
  
    one
  
  member not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India, to
  
  represent the Department of Bio-technology Government of India, ex officio;
   
  
   vii.  
  
    one
  
  member not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India to
  
  represent the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, ex
  
  officio;
   
  
   viii.  
  
    one
  
  member not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India to
  
  represent the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Government of
  
  India, ex officio;
   
  
   ix.  
  
    one
  
  representative from a National or State level farmers' organization to be nominated
  
  by the Central Government;
   
  
   x.  
  
    one
  
  representative from a tribal organisation to be nominated by the Central
  
  Government;
   
  
   xi.  
  
    one
  
  representative from the seed industry to be nominated by the Central
  
  Government;
   
  
   xii.  
  
    one
  
  representative from an agricultural University to be nominated by the Central
  
  Government;
   
  
   xiii.  
  
    one
  
  representative from a National or State level women's organisation associated
  
  with agricultural activities to be nominated by the Central Government; and
   
  
   xiv.  
  
    two
  
  representatives of State Governments on rotation basis to be nominated by the
  
  Central Government.
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.   The Registrar-General
  
  shall be the ex officio member-secretary of the Authority.
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5. 
  
  
  6. 
  
    The
  
  term of office of the Chairperson and the manner of filling the post shall be
  
  such as may be prescribed.
  7. 
  
    The
  
  Chairperson shall appoint a Standing Committee consisting of five members, one
  
  of whom shall be a member who is a representative from a farmers' organisation,
  
  to advise the Authority on all issues including farmers' rights.
  8. 
  
    The
  
  Chairperson shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be
  
  subject to such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident
  
  fund and other matters as may be prescribed. The allowances for non-official
  
  members for attending the meetings of the Authority shall be such as may be
  
  prescribed.
  9. 
  
    The
  
  Chairperson may resign his office by giving notice thereof in writing to the
  
  Central Government and on such resignation being accepted, he shall be deemed
  
  to have vacated his office.
  10. 
  
  
  
    On
  
  the resignation of the Chairperson or on the vacation of the office of the
  
  Chairperson for any reason, the Central Government may appoint one of the
  
  members to officiate as Chairperson till a regular Chairperson is appointed in
  
  accordance with clause (a) of sub-section (5).