Section 4 in The West Bengal Heritage Commission Act, 2001
4. Composition of Commission.
- The Commission shall be chaired by an eminent person with concern and commitment for Heritage Conservation and shall consist of not more than twenty-one members, interested in all matters relating to the national and regional and regional heritage. The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and the following members :-(a)Director of Archaeology and Museum, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal;(b)a representative of the Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal (preferably an Environmentalist);(c)a representative of the Department of Urban Development, Government of West Bengal (preferably a Structural Engineer or an Architect);(d)a representative of the Municipal Affairs Department or the Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal;(e)six members of the Municipal Corporations and the Municipalities in West Bengal, of whom not less than two shall be the Mayor, Calcutta Municipal Corporation, and the Mayor, Howrah Municipal Corporation, or their nominees, one shall be the representative of the Municipalities of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in the District of Darjeeling and the other three from amongst other Municipal Corporations, Municipalities and Zilla Parishads in West Bengal, to be nominated by the State Government;(f)eleven members from the areas of specialisation, namely, History, Art-History, Fine Arts, Architecture, Conservation, Law (with special reference to property matters), Structural Engineering, Town and Country Planning, Industry and Commerce, of whom two shall be from Industry and Commerce.
