Bare ActsThe Guruvayoor Devaswom Act, 1978 (No. 14 of 1978)

Section 16

Addztzonal charge of offzce of the Ad}nt{!zstrat•r

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Addztzonal charge of offzce of the Ad}nt{!zstrat•r. - (I) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 14and 15, it shall be ~ompetent for the Government to appoint an officer of the Gov:rnment not below the rank of Deputy Collector to be m additional charge of the office of- the Administrator pending appointment of the Admmistrator under secti(1,p I 4 or when the office is temporarily vacant: ', Provided that the period of such additional charge shall not exceed three months. \ (2) No person shall be appomted under subsection (I) tJ.nless he professe5 the Hindu Religion and beheves in temple worship. ', (3) An officer app1 inted to be in additional charge o~he othce of the Administrator under sub section ( 1) shall be paid such allow~ces as the Government may fix in thi~ behalf. " I 7. Powers and dutzes nf Administrator.-( I) The Administrat;o~- shall be the secretary to the C:>mmittee and its chief executive officer and s all, subject to the control of the Committee, have powers to carry out its dec1sions in accordance with the provisi ·.ns of thiS Ar:t (2) The Admimstrator shall arrange for the proper collectiOn of offering made in the Temple. (3) The Admimstrator shall have power to mcur expenditure not exceedmg five thousand rupees to meet unforeseen contingencies during the interval between two meetmgs of the Committee. 18 Establzshment schedule.-( l) The Admmistra tor may, as soon as may be after the commencemen• of this Act, prep'lre and submit to the Committee a schedule s•.!tting forth the duties, designatiOns and grades of the officers 1nd en ployces who may m h1s opinion constitute the establishment of the Temple and c•nbodymg his propo~als w1th regard to t~c salaries and allowances payable to them. 65 (2) The Committee shall forward the schedule submitted to it under subsection (I) with its recommendations thereon to the Commissioner for approval. (3) The Commissioner shall, after considering the recvmmendations of the Committee, approve such schedule either without modification or with such modifications as he deems necessary, and thereupon such schedule as approved by the Commissioner shall come mto force. (4) No change ~hall be effected in the schedule except with the approval of the Commissioner. (5) Subject to such exceptions as the Committee may by general or special order d1rect, the officers and cmployecc; of the Devaswom in the service of the Dcvaswom immediately before the,commcncement of this Act shall cuntmue as such, and the conditions of their service shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations made u9d~r. this Act. I (6) A penon who docs not r-dess the Hindu Rehgion or believe in temple worship shall be disqua!J,fu11 for being appointed as, or for being, an officer or employee of the Dev~wom.

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