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(1) The Secretary of the Board shall be a whole time salaried officer of the Board. He shall be appointed by the Government. His emoluments and terms and conditions of service shall be as may be prescribed. The Secretary shall possess a minimum educational qualification of a second class Master‘s Degree from a recognized University. He shall preferably have a teaching and/or administrative experience of not less than ten years. (2) Next to the Chairman of the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall maintain control and discipline over all the employees of the Board. (3) The Secretary shall act as Secretary of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance Committee, the Affiliation Committee and all such other committees of the Board which the Board may desire him to do so, but he shall not be entitled to vote. (4) Subject to the control of the Executive Council, the Secretary shall have the power to enter into agreements, sign documents and authenticate records on behalf of the Board. (5) He shall be the custodian of the records, the Common Seal and such other properties of the Board as the Executive Council may commit to his charge. 395 (6) He shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Affiliation Committee and all such other committees and bodies where he may be permitted to act as the Secretary by the Chairman of the Board. (7) The Secretary shall ensure, in accordance with the directions of the Chairman of the Board, and wherever necessary in consultation with the Examination Committee, the proper organisation and conduct of final examinations and such other tests and examinations as may be conducted by the Board and declaration of results thereof. (8) The Secretary shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed or are required from time to time by the Executive Committee or the Chairman of the Board. (9) The Government may appoint one or more Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries for the Board on the recommendation of the Board. Such Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Secretary under the general or special orders of the Board. (10) When the Office of the Secretary of the Board falls vacant or when Secretary is, by reason of illness, or absence or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, such duties shall be performed by such person as the Chairman of the Board may appoint for the purpose from among the Under Secretaries. The Secretary, Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries appointed under this Act, shall be the servants of the Government and shall draw their salaries and allowances from the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory. The salaries and allowances of these officers shall be such as may be prescribed by the Government. Appointment of other officers and servants of the Board 11.(1) The Board may appoint such other officers and servants as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under this Act. (2) The salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the officers and other servants appointed by the Board under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be determined by it by regulations made under this Act. 396 CHAPTER – IV Authorities of Board 12.(1) The following shall be the Authorities of Board, namely:- (a) the Board; (b) the Executive Council; (c) the Academic Council; (d) the Finance Committee; (e) the Examination Committee; (f) the Affiliation Committee; (g) the Board or Boards of Studies; and (h) such other bodies of the Board as may be declared by the regulations of the Board to be authorities of the Board. (2) The Board may appoint such other committees as it thinks necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. (3) The Constitution of every committee appointed by the Board, the term of office of its members, the duties and functions to be discharged by it, shall be such as may be laid down by regulations made in this behalf. Board 13.(1) The Board shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and budgetary appropriations and shall consist of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board appointed by the Government under section 8, and of the following, namely:- (i) Ex-officio Members: (a) The Director of School Education. (b) The Joint Director of Education (Higher Secondary) (c) The Deputy Director of Education (Elementary). (d) The Additional Director of Technical Education, Puducherry. (e) A nominee of the Finance Department, Puducherry. (f) The Head of the State Training Centre, Puducherry. 397 (ii) Nominated Members: (a) Principal of a higher secondary school. (b) Headmaster of a high school. (c) A teacher engaged in teaching at the level of higher secondary education. (d) A teacher engaged in teaching at the level of Secondary education. (e) A teacher engaged in teaching at the level of elementary education. (f) Principal of a private matriculation school. (g) Two representatives on academic side of the Puducherry University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of the said University. (h) Five eminent educationists nominated by the government. (i) A nominee of the National Council of Education, Research and Training to be nominated by the Head of such organisation. (j) A nominee of the National Council for Teacher Education to be nominated by the Head of such organisation. (k) A college teacher with proven academic record. (l) One member representing Fine Arts: Provided that, a person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Board if he ceases to be in the employ of the Puducherry University or the State Training Centre located in the Territory or, National Council of Education Research and Training or National Council for Teacher Education or to be a Principal or Headmaster or teacher of a secondary school or higher secondary school or elementary school as the case may be or, in the management of privately managed secondary/higher secondary school or matriculation school, as the case may be. (2) The name of persons, not being the ex-officio members, who have been nominated, from time to time, as members of the Board shall be published by the Board in the official gazette. (3) No employee of the Board shall be eligible to be nominated to the Board. (4) No person shall be nominated as member of the Board or continue to be such member for more than two consecutive terms. (5) When a person ceases to be a member of the Board he shall automatically cease to be a member of any council/committee of the Board to which he has been appointed by the Board. 398 Term of office and allowances of members of Board