law: Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005
  Chapter III The Coastal Aquaculture Authority
  4. Establishment of Authority and Appointment of Chairperson and
  
  Members. -
  1.   With
  
  effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the
  
  Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the
  
  purposes of this Act an Authority to be called the Coastal Aquaculture
  
  Authority.
  2.   The head
  
  office of the Authority shall be at such place as the Central Government may
  
  decide,
  3.   The
  
  Authority shall consist of the following members who shall be appointed by the
  
  Central Government, namely: -
  a.  
  
    the Chairperson who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court;
  b.  
  
    one member who is an expert in the field of coastal aquaculture;
  c.  
  
    one member who is an expert in the field of coastal ecology
  
  nominated by the Department of Ocean Development of the Central Government;
  d.  
  
    one member who is an expert in the field of environment protection
  
  or pollution control nominated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests of
  
  the Central Government;
  e.  
  
    one member to represent she Ministry of Agriculture of the Central
  
  Government;
  f.  
  
    one member to represent the Ministry of Commerce of the Central Government;
  g.  
  
    four members to represent the coastal States on rotation basis;
  h.  
  
    one member secretary.
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  4.   The term
  
  of office of the Chairperson and every other member shall be three years.
  5.   The
  
  salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of
  
  service of, the members shall be such as may be prescribed.