law: Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 
  13. Constitution of Approval
  
  Committee 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall,-
  a.     
  
    in
  
  the case of existing Special Economic Zones, within six months from the date of
  
  commencement of this Act;
  b.    
  
    in
  
  case of other Special Economic Zones established after the commencement of this
  
  Act, within six months from the date of establishment of such Special Economic
  
  Zone, by notification, constitute a Committee for every Special Economic Zone,
  
  to be called the Approval Committee to exercise the powers and perform the
  
  functions specified in Section 14.
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  2.     
  
    Every
  
  Approval Committee shall consist of-
  a.     
  
    the
  
  Development Commissioner -- Chairperson, ex officio;
  b.    
  
    two
  
  officers of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government -
  
  Members, ex officio;
  c.     
  
    two
  
  officers of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government to
  
  represent the Ministry or Department dealing with revenue - Members, ex
  
  officio;
  d.    
  
    one
  
  officer of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government to
  
  represent the Ministry or Department dealing with economic affairs (financial
  
  services) - Member, ex officio;
  e.     
  
    two
  
  officers of the State Government concerned to be nominated by that State
  
  Government - Members, ex officio;
  f.     
  
    a
  
  representative of the Developer concerned - Special invitee.
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    For
  
  the purpose of exercising its powers and performing its functions, the Approval
  
  Committee may invite to its meetings, such persons as the Committee deems fit,
  
  whose assistance or advice it may consider necessary.
  4.     
  
    Every
  
  Approval Committee shall meet at such times and places as it considers
  
  necessary and shall have the power to regulate its own procedure.
  5.     
  
    One-half
  
  of the total Members of the Approval Committee shall form a quorum, and all the
  
  acts of the Approval Committee shall be decided by a general consensus of the
  
  Members present:
  Provided that in case the Approval Committee
  
  is unable to decide any matter by a general consensus, such matter shall stand
  
  referred to the Board of Approval for its decision.
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    No
  
  act of the Approval Committee shall be called in question on the ground merely
  
  of existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the
  
  Approval Committee.
  7.     
  
    All
  
  orders and decisions of the Approval Committee and all other communications
  
  issued by it shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson or any
  
  other member as may be authorised by the Approval Committee in this behalf.
  8.     
  
    The
  
  term of office of an ex officio Member shall come to an end as soon as he
  
  ceases to hold office by virtue of which he was so nominated.