Establishment of Citrus Control Board

(1) There is hereby established a Citrus Control Board to be known by that name which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, which shall be judicially noticed and which may sue and be sued in its corporate name and may make contracts and hold and dispose of land of whatever tenure and other property for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act. (2) All deeds, documents or other instruments requiring the seal of the Board shall be sealed with the common seal of the Board in the presence of the Chairperson and one other member of the Board who shall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the common seal is affixed. (3) The Board shall consist of, (a) the Chief Executive Officer to the Ministry responsible for the Citrus Industry and the Chief Agricultural Officer, who shall be ex officio members; (b one representative of each processor or his alternate; (c) representatives of the Association equal to the number of processors represented, one of whom shall be the Chairperson of the REVISD EDITION 2020 Printed by Authority of the Government of Belize 10 Association, elected to the Board by the (d) three persons having no connection with the citrus industry appointed to the Board by the (4) The Chief Executive Officer to the Ministry responsible for the Citrus Industry shall be Chairperson of the Board but shall not be entitled to a casting vote.