law: Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
  6. Constitution of Wild Life Advisory Board 
  (1) The State
  
  Government, or, in the case of a Union territory, the Administrator, shall, as
  
  soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute a Wild Life
  
  Advisory Board consisting of the following members, namely :-
  (a) the Minister in charge of forests in the
  
  State or Union territory, or, if there is no such Minister, the Chief Secretary
  
  to the State Government, or, as the case may be, the Chief Secretary to the
  
  Government of the Union territory, who shall be the Chairman;
  (b) two members of the State Legislature or,
  
  in the case of a Union territory having a Legislature, two members of the
  
  Legislature of the Union territory, as the case may be;
  (c) Secretary to the State Government, or the
  
  Government of the Union territory, in charge of forests;
   12  [(d) the Forest officer in charge of the State
  
  Forest Department by whatever designation called, ex officio;]
  (e) an officer to be
  
  nominated by the Director;
  (f) Chief Wild Life
  
  Warden, ex officio;
   12  [(g) officers of the
  
  State Government not exceeding five;
  (h) such other persons, not exceeding ten,
  
  who, in the opinion of the State Government, are interested in the protection
  
  of wild life, including the representatives of tribals not exceeding three.]
   13  [(1A) The State
  
  Government may appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Board from amongst the members
  
  referred to in clauses (b) and (h) of sub-section (1).]
  (2) The State
  
  Government shall appoint 12[the Forest Officer in charge of the
  
  State Forest Department].
  (3) The term of office
  
  of the members of the Board referred to in clause (g) of sub-section (1) and
  
  the manner of filling vacancies among them shall be such as may be prescribed.
  (4) The members shall
  
  be entitled to receive such allowances in respect of expenses incurred in the
  
  performance of their duties as the State Government may prescribe.