National Planning Board (Section 105 of the Constitution)

Section 105 of the Constitution 105. National Planning Board (1) There shall be a National Planning Board which shall consist of the following members, (a) not more than three persons for the time being designated in that behalf by the King, acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State; (b) not more than six persons who are for the time being designated in that behalf by a Minister or Ministers specified by the Prime Minister and who possess such professional qualifications as, in the opinion of the relevant Minister, will enable them to make a special contribution to the work of the Board; (c) not more than three persons for the time being designated in that behalf by such organisations representative of local government authorities as may be so designated by the Minister for the time being responsible for local government; (d) not more than three persons for the time being designated in that behalf by such organisations representative of the private sector as may be so appointed by the Minister for the time being responsible for trade and industry; and (e) not more than three persons for the time being designated in that behalf by livestock farmers and other agro-allied associations. (2) The functions of the National Planning Board shall be, (a) to prepare plans for the economic development of Lesotho, including in particular the development, conservation and use of land and other natural resources; (b) to co-ordinate and supervise the preparation of such plans by the Government of Lesotho and other public authorities; (c) to advise the Government of Lesotho and other public authorities in relation to the economic development of Lesotho, including the matters particularly specified in paragraph (a); (d) to advise the Government of Lesotho in relation to its policy in respect of land holding; and (e) such other functions as may for the time being be conferred upon it by or under any law. (3) Parliament may make provision for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this section and in particular may make provision in respect of the following: (a) the election of Chairman; (b) the term of office of members of the National Planning Board; and (c) the procedure of the National Planning Board. NOTE The revised Draft of a Constitution for Lesotho was published as Government Notice No.12 of 1993 on 5th February 1993. That revised draft was then amended by Government Notice No. 28 of 1993, published on 27th March 1993. By virtue of Section 5 of the Lesotho Constitution (Commencement) Order, 1993 (Order No. 5 of 1993) as amended by the Lesotho Constitution (Commencement) (Amendment) Order, 1993 (Order No. 16 of 1993) the draft constitution came into operation as The Constitution of Lesotho on 2nd April 1993, following the appointment on 1st April 1993 of a Prime Minister Designate