law: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
  5.The Drugs Technical Advisory Board
  (1) The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute
  
  a Board (to be called the Drugs Technical Advisory Board) to advise the Central
  
  Government and the State Governments on technical matters arising out the
  
  administration of this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to it
  
  by this Act.
   34  [(2) The Board shall consist of the following members,
  
  namely :-
  (i) the Director General of Health Services,
  
  ex officio, who shall be Chairman;
  (ii) the Drugs Controller, India, ex officio;
  (iii) the Director of the Central Drugs
  
  Laboratory, Calcutta, ex officio;
  (iv) the Director of the Central Research
  
  Institute, Kasauli, ex office;
  (v) the Director of the Indian Veterinary
  
  Research Institute, Izatnagar, ex officio;
  (vi) the President of the Medical Council of
  
  India, ex officio;
  (vii) the President of the Pharmacy Council of
  
  India, ex officio;
  (viii) the Director of the Central Drug
  
  Research Institute, Lucknow, ex officio;
  (ix) two persons to be nominated by the
  
  Central Government from among persons who are in charge of drugs control in the
  
  States;
  (x) one person, to be elected by the Executive
  
  Committee of the Pharmacy Council of India, from among teachers in pharmacy or
  
  pharmaceutical chemistry or pharmacognosy on the staff of an Indian university
  
  or a college affiliated thereto;
  (xi) one person, to be elected by the
  
  Executive Committee of the Medical Council of India, from among teachers in
  
  medicine or therapeutics on the staff of an Indian university or a college
  
  affiliated thereto;
  (xii) one person to be nominated by the
  
  Central Government from the pharmaceutical industry;
  (xiii) one pharmacologist to be elected by the
  
  Governing Body of the Indian Council of Medical Research;
  (xiv) one person to be elected by the Central
  
  Council of the Indian Medical Association;
  (xv) one person to be elected by the Council
  
  of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association;
  (xvi) two persons holding the appointment of
  
  Government Analyst under this Act, to be nominated by the Central Government.]
  (3) The nominated and elected members of the Board shall hold
  
  office for three years, but shall be eligible for re-nomination and
  
  re-election:
   35  [Provided that the person nominated or elected, as
  
  the case may be, under clause (ix) or clause (x) or clause (xi) or clause (xvi)
  
  of sub-section (2) shall hold office for so long as he holds the appointment of
  
  the office by virtue of which he was nominated or elected to the Board.]
  (4) The Board may, subject to the previous approval of the
  
  Central Government, make bye-laws fixing a quorum and regulating its own
  
  procedure and the conduct of all business to be transacted by it.
  (5) The Board may constitute sub-committees and may appoint to
  
  such sub-committees for such periods, not exceeding three years. as it may
  
  decide, or temporarily for the consideration of particular matters, persons who
  
  are not members of the Board.
  (6) The functions of the Board may be exercised notwithstanding
  
  any vacancy therein.
  (7) The Central Government shall appoint a person to be
  
  Secretary of the Board and shall provide the Board with such clerical and other
  
  staff as the Central Government considers necessary.