Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Registrar and other employees of 1 [Council].- 2 [( 1 ) The State Government shall, after consulting the Council, appoint a Registrar, who shall be the Secretary and Executive Officer of the Council. The salary, allowances and other conditions of service of the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed by rules.] ( 2 ) The 3 [Council] may, from time to time, grant leave to the Registrar: Provided that, if the period of leave does not exceed two months the leave may be granted by the President. ( 3 ) During any such temporary vacancy in the office of the Registrar due to leave or any other reason, the 4 [Council] may with the previous sanction of the State Government appoint another person to act in his place and any person so appointed shall for the period of such appointment be deemed to be the Registrar for the purposes of this Act: Provided that, when the period of such vacancy does not exceed two months the appointment may be made by the President, who shall forthwith report such appointment to the State Government. 5 [( 4 ) The State Government may, after consulting the Council, suspend, dismiss or remove any person appointed as the Registrar, or impose any other penalty upon him, as it may deem necessary.] 6 [* *] ( 6 ) The 7 [Council] shall from time to time prescribe by regulations the number and designation and the salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of other officers and servants as may be necessary for the purposes of carrying out its duties and functions under this Act: Provided that, the power to make appointment of any such officer or servant shall vest in the President. ( 7 ) The Registrar and any other officer or servant appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).