law: Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010
  Chapter II The Land
  
  Ports Authority of India
  Section 3:
  
  Constitution of Authority
  1.  
  
    With
  
  effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the
  
  Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be constituted an Authority to be known
  
  as the Land Ports Authority of India.
  2.  The
  
  Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual
  
  succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this
  
  Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property both movable and immovable, and
  
  to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
  3.  The
  
  Authority shall consist of--
  a.   a Chairperson;
  b.   two Members, out of
  
  whom one shall be Member (Planning and Development) and other shall be Member
  
  (Finance);
  c.   not more than nine
  
  members, ex officio, to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst the
  
  officers, not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India,
  
  representing the ministries or departments of the Government of India dealing
  
  with Home Affairs, External Affairs, Revenue, Commerce, Road Transport and
  
  Highways, Railways, Defence, Agriculture and Cooperation, Law and Justice;
  d.   the Chief Secretary
  
  or his nominee not below the rank of the Secretary to the Government of the
  
  respective State where the integrated check posts are located;
  e.   two representatives,
  
  one of whom shall be from recognised bodies of workers and the other shall be
  
  from traders, to be appointed by the Central Government; and
  f.   such other representatives
  
  as the Central Government may co-opt for functional purposes.
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    The
  
  Chairperson and the members referred to in clause (b) shall be appointed by the
  
  Central Government and shall be whole-time members.
  5.  The
  
  Chairperson shall be chosen from among persons who have special knowledge and
  
  experience in the field of security, transport, industry, commerce, law,
  
  finance or public administration.