Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs Technical Advisory Board
1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette and with effect from such date as may be specified therein, constitute a Board(to be called the {Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs Technical Advisory Board}) to advise the Central Government and the State Governments on technical matters arising out of this chapter and to carry out the other functions assigned to it by this chapter.
A) The Board Shall consist of the following members, namely:
1) The Director-General of Health Services, ex officio;
2) The Drugs Controller, India, ex officio;
3) The principal officer dealing with Indian system of medicine in the Ministry of Health, ex officio;
4) The Director of the Central Drugs Laboratory, Calcutta, ex officio;
5) One person holding the appointment of Govt. Analyst under section 34-F, to be nominated by the Central Govt.;
6) One Pharmacognocist to be nominated by Central Govt.;
7) One Phyto-chemist to be nominated the Central Govt.
8) Four persons to be nominated by Central Govt., two from amongst the members of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee, one from amongst the members of the Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee and one from amongst the members of the Siddha Pharmacopoeia Committee;
9) One teacher in Darvyaguna, and Bhaishajya Kalpana, to be nominated by the Central Government;
10) One teacher in ILM-UL-ADVIA and TAKLIS-WA DAWASZAI, to be nominated by the Central Government;
11) One teacher in Gunapadam to be nominated by Central Government;
12) Three persons, one each to represent the Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani drug industry, to be nominated by the Central Government;
13) Three persons, one each from among the practitioners of Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani Tibb systems of medicine to be nominated by the Central Government;
14) Three persons, one each from among the practitioners of Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani Tibb systems of medicine to be nominated by the Central Government.
B)
1) The Central Govt. shall appoint a member of the Board as its Chairman.
2) The nominated members of the Board shall hold office for three years but shall be eligible for renomination.
3) The Board may, subject to the previous approval of Central Govt. make bye-laws fixing a quorum and regulating its own procedure and conduct of all business to be transacted by it.
4) The functions of the Board may be exercised not withstanding any vacancy therein.
5) The Central Govt. shall appoint a person to be Secretary of the Board and shall provide the Board with such clerical and other staff as the Central Govt. considers necessary.
The Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani Durgs Consultative Committee.
1) The Central Govt. may constitute an advisory committee to be called the Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Consultative Committee to advise the Central Govt., the State Govt. and the Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board on any matter for the purpose of securing uniformity throughout India in the administration of this Act in so far as it relates to Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs.
2) The Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Consultative Committee shall consist of two persons to be nominated by the Central Govt. as representatives of that Govt. and not more than one representative of each State to be nominated by the State Govt. concerned.
3) The Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Consultative Committee shall meet when required to do so by the Central Govt. and shall regulate is own procedure.
