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1[(1) The 2[State] Government shall constitute in each district a Board consisting of the Collector, the District Agricultural Officer, the 3[District Superintendent Agriculture Officer] and such non-official persons 4[not exceeding five] as may be appointed by the 5[State] Government. 6[Provided that, out of the non-official persons so appointed, in case of the Nandurbar District, at least one person shall be from amongst the members of the Zilla Parishad of that District representing the Scheduled Areas referred to in section 2 of the Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (40 of 1996), and in case of the other Districts comprising the Scheduled Areas, at least one person shall be from amongst the members of the Panchayat Samitis in this District representing the Scheduled Areas.] (1A) 7[The District Superintendent Agriculture Officer] shall be the Secretary of the Board.] (2) If there is a difference of opinion among the members of the Board regarding any question under the provisions of this Act the decision of the majority of the members shall prevail.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <sup>1</sup>[(<i>1</i>) The <sup>2</sup>[State] Government shall constitute in each district a Board consisting of the Collector, the District Agricultural Officer, the <sup>3</sup>[District Superintendent Agriculture Officer] and such non-official persons <sup>4</sup>[not exceeding five] as may be appointed by the <sup>5</sup>[State] Government. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>6</sup>[Provided that, out of the non-official persons so appointed, in case of the Nandurbar District, at least one person shall be from amongst the members of the <i>Zilla Parishad</i> of that District representing the Scheduled Areas referred to in section 2 of the Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (40 of 1996), and in case of the other Districts comprising the Scheduled Areas, at least one person shall be from amongst the members of the <i>Panchayat Samitis</i> in this District representing the Scheduled Areas.]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1A</i>) <sup>7</sup>[The District Superintendent Agriculture Officer] shall be the Secretary of the Board.]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) If there is a difference of opinion among the members of the Board regarding any question under the provisions of this Act the decision of the majority of the members shall prevail. <br> <br>