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AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ORDINANCE (II OF 1971) [25th January, 1971 ] An Ordinance to regulate the import, manufacture, formulation, sale, distribution and use of pesticides CHAPTER III THE AGRICULTURE PESTICIDE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ETC. 12. The Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee: (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Ordinance the Federal Government shall constitute a Committee, to be called the Agriculture Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee, to advise the Federal Government on technical matters arising out of the administration of this Ordinance and to perform any other functions assigned to it by or under this Ordinance. (2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such number of Vice- Chairman and other members, being officers of the Federal Government or a Provincial Government or persons representing trade and industry engaged in pesticide business, as the Federal Government may appoint: Provided that no officer of a Provincial Government and no person representing trade and industry so engaged in a Province shall be appointed otherwise than on the recommendation of the Government of the Province concerned. (3) The names of the Chairman, the Vice‑Chairman and the other members of the Committee shall be published in the official Gazette. (4) The Federal Government shall appoint one of the members of the Committee, being an officer of that Government, to be the Secretary of the Committee for the period for which he is such a member. (5) The non‑official members of the Committee shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re‑appointment. (6) A member of the Committee may, at any time, resign his office by writing under this hand addressed to the Chairman ; but the seat of such member shall not be deemed to have fallen vacant unless the registration has been accepted by the Chairman with the previous approval of the Federal Government. (7) A person appointed to fill a vacancy created by the registration or death of a member shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor. (8) The functions of the Committee may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof. (9) The Committee shall have the power to regulate with the prior approval of the Federal Government the procedure for the conduct of its business. (10) The Committee may appoint sub‑committees consisting of specialists for the consideration of particular matters for such periods, not exceeding three years, as it may consider necessary.