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BALOCHISTAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH BOARD ORDINANCE, 1997 BALOCHISTAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH BOARD ORDINANCE, 1997 An Ordinance to provide for constituting and organizing the Balochistan Agriculture Research Board [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 23rd February, 1997] No. LEGIS.I‑105/LAW/95, dated 8‑3‑1997.‑‑The following Ordinance made by the Governor of Balochistan on 29th January, 1997, is hereby published for general information:‑‑ CHAPTER IV MANAGEMENT 9. Management Support Unit.‑‑(1) There shall be a Management Support headed by the Chief Scientific Officer and would consist of the following seven full time members: (i) Director Coordination, Agriculture Department. (ii) Director Planning Agriculture Department. (iii) Member Natural Resources, Agriculture Department. (iv) Member Agriculture, Agriculture Department. (v) Member Livestock Production, Livestock Department. (vi) Member Livestock Research, Livestock Department. (vii) Member Fisheries, Fisheries Department. (viii) Member Forest, Forest Department. (ix) Ex Officio Member, Chief of Section Agriculture Planning and Development Department. . (x) 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 by the Board through open competition from all eligible senior research scientists. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the 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 affil project/programmes: (iii) Prepare quarterly 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 annual 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 an annually updated Provincial Research Master Plan. (x) Prepare summary of reports for all sub‑Committees; (xi) Prepare a copy of the Minutes of all Management Support Unit meetings with an executive summary cover page; (xii) Prepare copies of any interim report of interest to the Board.