Article 61 Constitution of Agricultural Research Council of Central Africa

There is hereby constituted jointly for the Territories a council, to be known as the Agricultural Research Council of Central Africa (hereafter in this Part referred to as “the Council”) which shall be a body corporate with a common seal and capable of suing and being sued and, subject to the provisions of this Order and any law, of doing all such acts as a body corporate may perform.

The Council shall consist of a Chairman, who shall be appointed by the Governments of the Territories jointly, three other members, of whom one shall be appointed by the Government of Southern Rhodesia, one by the Government of Northern Rhodesia and one by the Government of Nyasaland, and such additional members as the Governments of the Territories may agree should be appointed as members of the Council.

The qualifications and disqualifications for membership of the Council, and the tenure of office and other conditions of service of members, shall be such as may be determined by the Governments of the Territories jointly.

The Council shall determine its own procedure.