Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) There shall be a secretariat for the Mising Autonomous Council at the head-quarter of the General Council headed by a Principal Secretary to be appointed by the Government in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor. \ (2) The Principal Secretary shall be the Principal Executive Officer of the General Council and all other officers of the General Council shall be subordinate to him. (3) The Principal Secretary shall be present and take part in the discussion of all the meetings of the General Council or the Executive Council or any Committee of the General Council and may, with the consent of the Chief Executive councillor or any other person presiding over such meeting for the time being, as the case may be, at any time make a statement or give explanation of the facts and circumstances but shall not be entitled to vote in any such meeting. (4) The Principal Secretary and the other officers of the secretariat shall be paid out of the General Council Fund. 1622 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. OCTOBER 30. 1995 (5) The term of appointment of the Principal Secretary shall be for a period of three years but may be extended by the Government in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor. (6) The Government may appoint such other Secretaries for the General Council on such terms and conditions as the Government may, in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor, determine. (7) The Government may, in consultation with the Chief Executive Council- . lor, depute such other officers or experts, as may be, required, to assist the General Council on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Government. (8) The Government may from time to time post officers of the rank of class II and above within the Council Area in accordance with the exigencies, but while making such postings due regard may be given to the views of the General Council. . (9) All officers and other staff posted in the Council Area shall be accountable to the General Council for their performance and assessment of their works recorded by the Executive Council shall . be incorporated in their Annual Confi- dential Reports by the Government. (10) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) above, the Gov- ernment may, at any time in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor, with- draw the Principal Secretary or any other officer posted or appointed by it in the Secretariat. · CHAPTER - III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL Subject to be ·