law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  Chapter VI State
  
  Biodiversity Board
  22. Establishment of
  
  State Biodiversity Board.-
  1.  
  
    With
  
  effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the
  
  Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established by that
  
  Government for the purposes of this Act, a Boar for the State to be known as
  
  the_____________(name of the State) Biodiversity Board.
  2.  
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this section, no State Biodiversity Board shall be
  
  constituted for a Union territory and in relation to a Union territory, the
  
  National Biodiversity Authority shall exercise the powers and perform the
  
  functions o a State Biodiversity Board for that Union territory: Provided that
  
  in relation to any Union territory, the National Biodiversity Authority may
  
  delegate all or any of its powers or functions under this sub-section to such
  
  person or group of persons as the Central Government may specify.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual
  
  succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of
  
  property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said
  
  name sue and be sued.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  Board shall consist of the following members, namely:-
  a.   a Chairperson who
  
  shall be an eminent person having adequate knowledge and experience in the
  
  conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and in matters
  
  relating to equitable sharing of benefits, to be appointed by the State
  
  Government;
  b.   not more than five ex
  
  officio members to be appointed by the State Government to represent the
  
  concerned Departments of the State Government;
  c.   not more than five
  
  members to be appointed from amongst experts in matters relating to
  
  conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of biological resources
  
  and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological
  
  resources.
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    The
  
  head office of the State Biodiversity Board shall be at such place as the State
  
  Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.