(1) The Board shall consist of the following persons namely :--
(a) the Governor of Bihar, ex office, Chairman ;
(b) the Accountant General, Bihar, ex office ;
(c) a person to be nominated by the Central Government, who shall be a member of the family of the late Maulvi Khuda Baksh Khan Bahadur of Muradpur ;
(d) eight persons, four each to be nominated by the Central Government and the State Government, who, shall as far as possible, be persons having knowledge, of, and experience in, matters relating to the administration of libraries ;
(e) the Director, Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, ex office Member --- Secretary.
(2) Every nomination under this section shall take effect as soon as it is notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.