Section 10 in Kerala Agricultural University Act, 1971
10. The General Council.
- The General Council shall consist of the following members, namely,Ex-Officio Members(1)the Chancellor;(2)the Pro-Chancellor;(3)the Vice-Chancellor;(4)[***] [Omitted by Act 16 of 2001.](4A)[ the Agricultural Production Commissioner] [Inserted by Act 7 of 1997.](5)[ the Principal Secretary, the Secretary or the Special Secretary to Government, as the case may be, in the Departments of Agriculture, Finance, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry.] [Substituted by Act 16 of 2001.](6)The Director of Agriculture;(7)The Director of Animal Husbandry;(8)The Director of Dairy Development;(9)The Director of Fisheries;(10)[The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests] [Substituted by Act 16 of 2001.];(11)[ The Chairman , Rubber board. [Substituted by Act 16 of 2001.](12)The Chairman , Spices Board.(13)The Chairman Marine products Export Development Authority.(14)The Director Central Plantation Crops Research Institute .(15)The Director , Kerala Forest Research Institute.(16)One representative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.(17)The Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the constituency in which the Headquarters of the university is situated.]Elected Members(1)[ Four members elected according to the principles of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote by the members of the Legislative Assembly from among themselves of whom one shall be a member belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe; [Substituted by Act 16 of 2001.](2)One member elected by the Deans of Faculties of the University from among themselves.(3)Four members elected by the teachers of the university from among themselves according to the principles of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.(4)Two members elected by the students of the University from among themselves according to the principles of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.(5)Two members elected by the non-teaching staff of the University from among themselves according to the principles of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.(6)[Two members] elected by the permanent labourers of the University from among themselves according to the principles of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.]Members Nominated By The Chancellor(1)[ Four eminent Scientists in the field of agriculture and allied subjects from the concerned university or from outside. [Substituted by Act 16 of 2001.](2)Four farmers of whom one shall be a member belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe and one shall be women.(3)One Member from the association of planters Kerala.(4)Two Presidents of Grama Panchayath.]Other members(1)Three members to represent respectively the University of Calicut, Cochin and Kerala, elected by the Senates of the respective Universities.(2)One representative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.(3)The member of the Legislative Assembly representing the constituency in which the Headquarters of the University is situated.
