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BALOCHISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BOARD ORDINANCE, 1998 BALOCHISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BOARD ORDINANCE, 1998 ORDINANCE I OF 1998 An Ordinance to provide for constituting and organizing the Balochistan Agricultural Research Board [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 6th January, 1998] No. LEGIS.1‑105/LAW/95, dated 6‑1‑1998.‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 2nd January, 1997, is hereby published for general information:‑‑--- CHAPTER IV MANAGEMENT 10. Management Support Unit.‑‑(1) There shall be a Management Support Unit headed by the Chief Scientific Officer and would consist of the following dye full‑time members. Research Officer, Planning and Development Department will be an Ex Officio Member: (i) Director Coordination (ii) Director Planning. (iii) Member Natural Resources (iv) Member Livestock Research (v) Assistant Director Livestock. (2) The Government shall appoint an eminent scientist in BPS‑20, connected with Agriculture to be the Chief Executive of the Management Support Unit, and his appointment would be made through open competition from all eligible senior research scientists. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and tile regulations and Management Support Unit shall be the principal administrative body of the Board responsible for executing all policies and discharging all functions of the Board under this Ordinance. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (3) the Management Support Unit shall; (i) Monitor, evaluate and coordinate implementation of the research and review the progress of research; (ii) Prepare disbursement applications for all foreign aided projects/programmes; (iii) Prepare Annual progress report for submission to the Provincial Government and Aid/Loan giving agencies as per their requirements; (iv) Recommend to the Board Provincial research priorities relating to Provincial Research Master Plan; (v) Recommend to the Board resource allocation according to research priorities; (vi) Oversee and assist the preparation of the revisions of the Provincial Research Master Plan; (vii) Establish and maintain registers of all provincial research staff. (viii) Prepare a summary of accounts six monthly or yearly as required (ix) Prepare summary of reports for all Sub‑Committees (x) Prepare a copy of the Minutes of all Management Support Unit meetings with an executive summary cover page; (xi) Prepare copies of any interim report of interest to the Board