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Conditions of service of Administl'ator.-(1) 'fhe Admimstrator shall be a full-time officer of 1he Devaswom and shall not undertake any work unconnected w1th his office WJthout the permtsston of the Comm1ttee (2) The Admmtstrator shall be paid out of the Temple Fund such salary and allowances a.c; the Government may 'lx m this behalf. (3) There shall be levted a contnbutwn ff')m lhe Temple Fund 1owards the le;n e allowances, penswn and provtdent fund of the Admtmstrator to the extent reqwred by the rules for the time being in force. ~ (4) SubJect to the provtstons of sub-sections (l) and (2), the condittons of servtce of the AdmimstralOl shall be such as may be prescnbed 16 Additional charge of office of Administratol'.-(1) ?~otwithstandmg the proviSIOns of sectwns 14 and 15, Jt shall be competent for the Government to appomt 8.n officer of the Government not below 1he rank of Deputy Collect01 ur De- puty Commtsswner appom.ted under the Madras IImdu Rehgwus and Chan table Endowments Act, 1951 (Mad rae; Act XIX of 1951), to be in addthonal charge of the office of the Admmistrator, pendmg appomtment of the Admtmstrator under sectwn 14 or when the office IS temporanly vacant Provided that the penod of such addttional charge c;J.nll not exceed one month (2) An officer at'POinted to be m addttwna1 ~harge of Lhe office of the Admtmstrator under sub-sectwn (l) <>hull be f)atd out of the Temple Fund such allowance5 a::, the Guvern- ment may fix m this behalf • 17 Powers and duties of Administrator.-(!) The Adnn- mstrator shall be the Secretary to the Commtttee and 1ts cbtef a . k' ..... 'l •• . 31 executive officer and shall, subject to the control of !.he Gommtttee, have powers to carry out tts dectstons in accordance wtth the provtswns of this Act and the Madras Hmdu Eeltgwus and Charitable Endowments Act. 1951 (Madras Act XIX of 1951 ), so far as they are applicable. (2) Notwtthstandmg anythmg contamed ·n sub-section (J) or in sectwn 3, the Admmtstrator shall be rcsponstble for the custody of all records and properties of the Devaf:.wom. (3) The Admmtslralor shall arrange ior the proper col- lectwn of offermgs made m the Temple (4) The Admmtstrator shall have power- (a) to grant 1icence1> for the use of the lar.ds of the Temple for a penod not exceedmg one year at a ttme or to lease out for a period not exceedmg one yenr at a ~m:e the buildmgs of the Temple whtch are ordmanly let, --~ (b) to call for tenders for works or supphes and to <~ccept such tenders when the amount or value the1 eof does not exceed five thousand 1 upees; and (c) to order for any emergency repairs, the cost of wh1ch does not exceerl five thousand rupees Provided that the exerrtse of the powers under clause (a) or clause (b) shall be subJect to the dtrectwns, tf any, of the C0mm1ttee Issued m that behalf 18 Extraordinary powers of Administrator.-(!) The .\dmmtstrator may m cnses of emergency dtrec-t the exE'Ciltwn of any work or the domg of any net whtch IS not provtdecl f. •r 1n the budget for the year and the 1mmed1ate cxecutwn or the do:ng of whtch ts m lus opmion necessary for the presena- tion of the properties of the Temple and tts endowments •lr f(•r the servtce or safety of worshippers resortmg to the Temple or for the due performance of the ntes and ceremomes therem m accordance with the custom and usage m the Temple, and may dtrect that the expenses of executmg such work •)r domg '-llCh act shall be patd from the Temple Fund (2) Any actwn taken by the Admm1stralor under sub- sectiOn (1) shall forthwith be reported to t:1e Committee together wtth the reasons therefor • 19 Establishment schedule.-(1) The Admtmstrator mav, as soon as may be after commencement of thiS Act, pr~ pdre and submtt to the Committee a schedule 5ett1:1g forth 32 the duties, designations and grades of the ofn~'ers and em- ployees who may m his opinion constitute the establ1shment of the Temple and embodymg his proposals w1th regard to the salaries and allowances payable to them (2) The Committee shall forward the schedule f;Ub- mi'tted to it under Sltb-sectwn (1) w1th It~ recommendatiOns thereon to the Commt~swner for approval (3) The Commissioner shall, after cons1denng the re- commendations of the Committee, approve such schedule either Without modificatiOn or With such modificatwns as he deems necessary, and thereupon such schedule as ::1pproved by the Commissioner ·,hall come mto force. (4) No change shall be effected m the schedule except 'Nith the approval of the Commissioner (5) Subject to such exceptions as the Committee may by general or special order direct, the officers and employees of the Devaswom m the service of the Devaswdm immc:hately hdore the commencement of thrs Act shall conlmue as such, and the conditiOns of their servrce shall be such as may be prescnbed. (6) The creatiOn of anv new appointment c.arrymg a salary of not less than two hundred rupees per mensem shall be subject to the prevwus sanctiOn of the Government (7) Any person appomted to be an ')fficer or employee of the Devaswom before the commencement of thrs Aet to f1ll a vacancy ansmg after such commencement, shall not be deemed to be an officer or employee of the Devaswom not- Withstandmg anv cu~tom or usage, If any, to the contrary, and such appomtment ~hall have no effect unless approved by the Commrttee (8) A person who does not profess the Hmdu rehgwn shall be drsquahfied for bemg appomted as, or for be:ng, an officer or servant of the Devaswom -:{I ....._ 20 Appointment of office1 s anti cmplo)•ees.-(1) .\ppomt- 1~ rnents of all ofhcer.> and e:>1ployees of the Temple shall be made b\· a boa I c1 consrstmg of- ( a) the Commi<:!:>toner, who shnll be the Chturman• (b) the Adm1:1istrator, 33 (c) an officer professing the Hmdu relu:{wn authorised by the D1stnct Collector, Tnchur, m thts behalf, and (d) two persons elected by the Committee from among its members. (2) In \he exerctse of 1ts power under sub-section (1), the Board shall follow such procedure as may be prescnbed. CHAPTER IV BUDGET, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT