law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  6. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
  
  Substances Consultative Committee.
  (1) The Central Government may constitute, by notification in
  
  the Official Gazette, an advisory committee to be called "The Narcotic
  
  Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Consultative Committee" (hereafter in
  
  this section referred to as the Committee) to advise the Central Government on such
  
  matters relating to the administration of this Act as are referred to it by
  
  that Government from time to time.
  (2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other
  
  members, not exceeding twenty, as may be appointed by the Central Government.
  (3) The Committee shall meet when required to do so by the
  
  Central Government and shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
  (4) The Committee may, if it deems it necessary so to do for the
  
  efficient discharge of any of its functions, constitute one or more
  
  sub-committees and may appoint to any such sub-committee, whether generally or
  
  for the consideration of any particular matter, any person (including a
  
  non-official) who is not a member of the Committee.
  (5) The term of office of, the manner of filling casual
  
  vacancies in the offices of and the allowances, if any, payable to, the
  
  Chairman and other members of the Committee, and the conditions and
  
  restrictions subject to which the Committee may appoint a person who is not a
  
  member of the Committee as a member of any of its sub-committees, shall be such
  
  as may be prescribed by rules made by the Central Government.