National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977

Annual programme of activities.

32.—(1) The Board shall prepare, in respect of each financial year, a programme, in such form as the Minister may require, of the projected activities of the Authority in that year.

(2) The programme shall have regard to—

(a) the annual agricultural advisory and educational programmes prepared by each of the committees of agriculture referred to in section 36, and

(b) such annual educational programmes as may be submitted by institutions receiving grants from the Authority which provide courses of study in agriculture as referred to in section 12 (1) (d).

(3) The programme as adopted by the Board shall be submitted to the Minister for his approval. The Minister may, in conveying approval, indicate such further amendments of the programme as he considers necessary. The Board may, however, with the approval of the Minister, make such alterations in the programme as it subsequently considers necessary.

(4) The Minister may fix a date on or before which the programme in respect of the succeeding year must be submitted to him.