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(1) Every school board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from amongst the members of the board. (2) A chairman or a vice-chairman shall be removable from office by a resolution passed to that effect, provided that atleast two-thirds of the total number of members of the school board vote in favour of such resolution or where the number of such members voting in favour of such resolution is less than two-thirds but more than one-half of the total number of members of the school board sanction is accorded by the 44[State] Government for such removal and provided further, that before such resolution is passed the chairman or vice- chairman is given atleast two weeks' notice of such resolution and a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such resolution should not be passed. (3) Every chairman or vice-chairman who, for a continuous period exceeding three months; absents himself from the district without leave of the school board Penalty for sitting or voting when disqualified. Disabilities on account of interest in subject matter. Removal of members of school board for misconduct. Disqualification of person for misconduct after he has resigned as member, Election of chairman and vicechairman. The Bombay Primary Education Act, 1947 15 of 43 shall cease to be chairman or vice-chairman (4) No leave shall be granted by the school board under sub-section (3) for a total period exceeding six months during the term of the school board. (5) Whenever leave is granted to a vice-chairman under sub-section (3) a member shall be elected to be vice-chairman during the period of such leave. 45[10A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and save as otherwise provided in section 12A, in any district for which a district local board has not been established, the power and duties of the district school board under this Act shall be exercised and performed by such authority as the 44[State] Government may appoint. The exercise of such powers and the performance of such duties shall be in accordance with such directions as the 44[State] Government may from time to time give. (2) The 44[State] Government shall maintain such number of primary schools in such district as it may from time to time determine. (3) When a district local board is established for such district, the 46[State] Government may by order direct that with effect from such date as may be specified in the order, hereinafter in this section referred to as the said date,— (a) such primary schools with their lands, buildings, records and equipment as may be specified in the order shall vest in the district school board constituted for the district, (b) such primary school teachers and other persons as may be specified in the order, who were employed for the purpose of the primary schools maintained by the 46[State] Government immediately before the said date, shall be taken over and employed by the said district school board, on the same terms and conditions on which they were employed immediately before the said date or on such other terms and conditions, as the 46[State] Government may direct.] CHAPTER III. POWERS DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD, AUTHORISED MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARDS. A. District School Boards.