law: The Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008
  Chapter II Science
  
  and Engineering Research Board
  3. Constitution and
  
  incorporation of Board. -
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute,
  
  for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be called the Science and Engineering
  
  Research Board.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  Board 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 contract and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:-
  a.   Secretary to the
  
  Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology, ex
  
  officio-Chairperson;
  b.   Member-Secretary,
  
  Planning Commission, ex officio-Member;
  c.   Secretary to the
  
  Government of India in the Department of Biotechnology, ex officio-Member;
  d.   Secretary to the
  
  Government of India in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, ex
  
  officio-Member;
  e.   Secretary to the
  
  Government of India in the Ministry of Earth Sciences, ex officio-Member;
  f.   Secretary to the
  
  Government of India in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance or
  
  his nominee, ex officio-Member;
  g.   Secretary to the
  
  Government of India in the Department of Health Research, ex officio-Member;
  h.   not more than three
  
  members to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons having
  
  experience in scientific research in different disciplines in academic
  
  institutions;
  i.   not more than three
  
  members to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons having
  
  experience in scientific research in different disciplines in Government
  
  research laboratories;
  j.   not more than four
  
  members to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons having
  
  experience in scientific research in different disciplines in the industry, international
  
  projects on science and technology, socio-economic sectors and other Government
  
  research laboratories.
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
  
  
  
  3.  
  
  
  4.  
  
    The
  
  Head Office of the Board shall be at Delhi or in the National Capital Region.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  qualifications and experience, term of office and allowances of the members
  
  specified in clauses (h) to (j) of sub-section (3) shall be such as may be
  
  prescribed.
  6.  
  
  
  
    The
  
  Chairperson shall, in addition to presiding over the meetings of the Board,
  
  exercise and discharge such powers and duties, as may be prescribed or
  
  delegated to him by the Board.
  7.  
  
    No
  
  act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalidated merely by reason of-
  a.   any vacancy in, or
  
  any defect in the constitution of, the Board;
  b.   any defect in the
  
  appointment of a person acting as a member of the Board;
  c.   any irregularity in
  
  the procedure of the Board not affecting the merits of the case.