The Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax ACT, 2008
CHAPTER- XI

Body 78. Board of State Taxes

(1) The State Government may, by notification, establish with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, a Board to be known as the Uttar Pradesh State Tax Board to perform the functions conferred on it by or under this, Act or the rules made there under, consisting of the following members:-

(a) The Principal Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh Commercial Tax Department.	Chairperson ex Officio
(b) Commissioner Commercial Tax, Uttar Pradesh.	Member ex Officio
(c) Additional Commissioner (vidhi) Commercial Tax, Uttar Pradesh	Member ex Officio
(d) Additional Director (Training), Commercial Tax, Uttar Pradesh.	Member ex Officio
(e) Joint Commissioner (sodh) Commercial taxes head quarter Lucknow	Member Secretary
(f) Additional Legal Remembrancer nominated by the Principal Secretary and Legal Remembrancer to the State Government	Member
(g) An officer of the Finance Depanment not below the rank of Special secretary to be nominated by the Principal Secretary to the Government or Uttar Pradesh in the Finance Department	Member
(h) A person ho has been professor of Lucknow University nominated by the State Government	Member
(i) A person who has been th Member of the Tribunal of the Additional Commissioner Commercial Taxes nominated by the State Government	Member
(j) Two persons from amongst office bearers of the recognized Trade Association nominated by the Stale Government	Member

(2) The Board shall be the apex advisory body regarding system of tax collection, changes in the rate of tax, rules, and procedures, promulgation of schemes, notifications, orders and such other matters as the State Government may from time to time assigned to it.

(3) The members referred to in clause (h) to (j) of sub-section (1) shall be entitled to get such facility or benefit and remuneration as may be determined from time to time by the State Government.