s 5 Membership of Board
(1) The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be appointed by the Minister: (a) a Chairman; (b) a representative of the Ministry charged with the responsibility for the rubber industry; (c) a representative of the Treasury; (d) a representative of the Rubber Industry Smallholders’ Development Authority; (e) a representative of the smallholder sector of the rubber industry; (f) a representative of the estate sector of the rubber industry; (g) a representative of the rubber processing sector; (h) a representative of the rubber trade sector; (i) two representatives of the rubber products manufacturing sector; (j) two representatives of such States as the Minister may determine; (k) two persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are able to contribute to the development of the rubber industry; and (l) the Director General. (2) The Board shall be deemed to be duly constituted notwithstanding that any of the members to be appointed under paragraph (1)(j) or (k) has not been appointed.