Section 1. Short title and commencement

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement . — ( 1) This Act may be called the Technology Development Board Act, 1995. (2) It shall come into force on such date[1] as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 1. 1st November, 1996, vide notification No. S.O. 602(E), dated 29th August, 1996, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). (b) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Scientific and Industrial Research (c) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Finance (Expenditure) ex officio; ex officio; (d) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Defence Research and Development (e) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Industrial Development (f) the Secretary to the Government of India incharge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Rural Development ex officio; ex officio; ex officio; (g) such number of persons, not exceeding four as may be prescribed, to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons having experience in technology development and application, banking and finance, industry, agriculture and rural development; and - (h) Secretary of the Board. ex officio. (4) The term of office and other conditions of service of members specified in clause ( g) of sub-section (3) shall be such as may be prescribed. (5) The Chairperson shall, in addition to presiding over the meetings of the Board, exercise and discharge such powers and duties of the Board as may be delegated to him by the Board and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed. (6) 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.