law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  13. Committees of
  
  National Biodiversity Authority.-
  1.  
  
    The
  
  National Biodiversity Authority may constitute a committee to deal with
  
  agro-biodiversity. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section,
  
  "agro-biodiversity" means biological diversity of agriculture related
  
  species and their wild relatives.
  2.  
  
    Without
  
  prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the National Biodiversity
  
  Authority may constitute such number of committees as it deems fit for the
  
  efficient discharge of its duties and performance of its functions under this
  
  Act.
  3.  
  
    A
  
  committee constituted under this section shall co-opt such number of persons,
  
  who are not the members of the National Biodiversity Authority, as it may think
  
  fit and the persons so co-opted shall have the right to attend the meetings of
  
  the committee and take part in its proceedings but shall not have the right to
  
  vote.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  persons appointed as members of the committee under sub-section (2) shall be
  
  entitled to receive such allowances or fees for attending the meetings of the
  
  committee as may be fixed by the Central Government.