Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Board shall have a Secretary who shall be appointed by the Government. (2) The Secretary shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of the publication of his name in the Official Gazette. (3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall affect the power of the Government to transfer, in the exigencies of public service, the Secretary to any other post under the Government during such term; and if the Secretary is superannuated in the service of the Government, he shall seize to be Secretary, unless his services are extended or he is re-employed in the services of the Government or he is not transferred to some other post. (4) The Government may from time to time, extend the term of office of the Secretary. However, the aggregate period of the term shall not exceed six years. (5) The Secretary shall be an employee of the Government. The service conditions shall be notified by the Government. (6) Where a temporary vacancy of the Secretary occurs by reason of leave, illness or other cause. the Government may appoint other person to be the Secretary. (7) The Secretary shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board, and all other officers and servants, for the time being serving under the Board shall be subordinate to him. (8) The Secretary shall be entitled to be present at the meetings of the Board. (9) The Secretary shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be made by regulations.