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These words were inserted, ibid., s. 7 (3). Power to invite experts and officers at meetings. Powers and duties of the Board. 1973 : Guj. 18] Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act, 1972 9 (11) to prescribe the standards, including qualifications, for appointment of the staff of a registered school and the standard requirements in respect of building, laboratory, library, furniture, equipment, stationery and other articles for conducting registered schools; (12) to recommend to the registered schools supplementary reading books and library books; 1[ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ] (16) to exercise proper and effective control on the academic performance and conduct of head-masters and teachers of registered private secondary schools 2[and registered private higher secondary schools] and to issue instructions in that behalf to the managements of such schools; 3[ (16A) to direct the school managements and the staff of the registered schools to perform the duties related to examination conducted by the Board.] (17) to register, in accordance with the prescribed procedure, secondary school for teaching such subjects in 4[standards nine] and onwards leading to the Secondary School, Certificate Examination as it deems fit and to grant permission for opening higher standards or additional divisions of existing standards in such schools; 5[(17A) to register, in accordance with the prescribed procedure, higher secondary school for teaching such subjects in standards eleventh and twelth leading to the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination as it deems fit and to grant permission for opening additional divisions of existing standards in such schools.] (18) to withdraw registration of secondary schools 6[or higher secondary schools] either in whole or in part after following the prescribed procedure; (19) to lay down conditions for admission of students in registered schools; (20) to prescribe the number of students to be admitted in a division of any standard in a registered school; (21) to lay down conditions for migration of students from one registered school to another ; (22) to regulate the arrangements of school terms, holidays and a vacations of registered schools; (23) to regulate the method of preparing and keeping registers and other records in respect of academic matters by registered schools; (24) to cause academic inspection of registered schools by a person authorised by it and to take measures to ensure that proper standards of education are maintained therein and that adequate library and laboratory provisions are made therein; (25) to call for any reports and information from any registered school; (26) to lay down qualifications, methods of selection 7[(except for headmasters and teachers of registered Government aided private secondary and higher secondary schools)] and conditions of appointment, promotion and termination of employment and rules for conduct and discipline of the headmaster and the teaching and non-teaching staff of registered private secondary schools 8[and registered private higher secondary schools];