(1) In addition to any other committees that the Board may establish under the First Schedule, there is hereby established a technical advisory committee consisting of not more than eleven persons appointed
by the Board for a period not exceeding three years as follows:
(a) one representative each from
(i) the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and
(ii) the Atomic Energy Commission,
(b) two persons one of whom is a woman, who are persons knowledgeable in the fields of science applicable to ecology and the development and release of genetically modified organisms,
(c) two persons one of whom is a woman who are knowledgeable in socio-economic matters and genetically modified organisms, and
(d) one representative each from the
(i) Ghana Revenue Authority,
(ii) Environmental Protection Agency,
(iii) Food and Drugs Board,
(iv) Veterinary Services Directorate, and
(v) Pla11t Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate.
(2) The Board in consultation with the Minister responsible for Science shall in appointing members to the committee, endeavour to achieve representation from a range of the sciences relevant to genetically modified organisms and ecology.
(3) The Board shall designate a member of the committee as the chairperson of the committee.
(4) In the absence of the chairperson, the members of the committee shall elect one of their number to act as chairperson.
(5) The acting chairperson shall perform the functions of the chairperson where the chairperson is unable to do so.
(6) A member of the committee whose period of office has expired is eligible for reappointment.