Board of Agriculture Ordinance (No. 9 of 1933)

196 Board Of Agriculture. CHAPTER 24. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Ch. 24 No. So-1933. - AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ~o "27-1933. ' BOARD OF AGRICULTUP..E; [18th February, 1933.] Shor.tt1tle'-. Functions of Board. No. 27-1933. 5.2. 1. ,- This Ordinance maybe cited as the Board of Agricul ture Ordinance. .2. (1) There shall be a Board to 'be. called" The Board ·of,::AgriciIlture of' St~~Lucia.~:~ c(~>iisistipg:o(;!h~ 'A~~r.~tor. the' Superintendent"'{jf7AgncUJ.tlire--and-~not-,.eless::tha.Il~five persons tnterestedin.the agricultural industries of the Colony to be appointed by 'the Governor. - , (2) In the case of the absence on leave or through illness of any member of the Board the Governor may appoint any person similarly qualified to act in his stead. (3) Every-member-ishall~holdoffi.ce-for .the. term 'of tl1ree'years'irc>Inthe date of'hiS-appointment" (4).=TheAdministrator~shlill-he··the~President:of:the Board and sl:J.,¥(presid~,aialL¥leetili.is thereoC~,Wlienever' he shall be unable to attend'a meeting of the' Board he . may appoint a Deputy to act as President atsuch meeting. - :"",:'.'=. (5) Three members including the Chairman shall form a quorum. 3. (1) The Board shall beadvisory and consultative and shall have no executive or administrative functions. (2) It shall be the 'duty of the Board to advise upon all questions connected with the agricultural interests of the Colonywhich may be referred to it by the Governor or the Superintendent of Agriculture,and further it shall be compe Ch. 24J Board Of Agriculture. 197 tent for the Board to make recommendations to the Governor or the Superintendent of Agriculture in connection with such questions without previous reference. 4. The Board, subject to the approval of the Governor, may make regulations for the conduct of the business and proceedings of the Board. Power to make regulatacns.