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(1) The Chairman of the Board shall be the principal academic and controlling officer of the Board and shall preside over the meetings of the Board and any convocation of the Board. He shall be the ex-officio member and the Chairman of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance Committee, the Affiliation Committee and any other committees which the Board may constitute and deem it necessary for him to chair. (2) He shall be entitled to be present with the right to speak, at any meeting of any authority or body of the Board, but shall not be entitled to vote unless he is a member of that authority or body. (3) The Chairman of the Board shall have the power to convene meetings of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Affiliation Committee and any other body or Committee of the Board. He may delegate, by a regulation, this power to any other officer of the Board. (4) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Board to ensure that the regulations made are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for this purpose. (5) If there are reasonable grounds for the Chairman of the Board to believe that there is an emergency which requires immediate action to be taken, he shall take such action as he deems necessary and shall at the earliest opportunity thereafter, report his action to the said authority or body which would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter. In the event of a dispute arising between the Chairman of the Board and the authority or body as to whether there was an emergency, the matter shall be referred to the Board, the decision of which shall be final. 394 (6) The Chairman of the Board shall be responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Board in accordance with the regulations made and shall give effect to the decisions of the Executive Council and other authorities or bodies of the Board which are not inconsistent with this Act. (7) It shall be lawful for the Chairman of the Board, as the principal Executive Officer, to regulate the work and conduct of the officers and members of the administrative and ministerial staff of the Board in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules and regulations made thereunder. (8) Where any matter is required to be regulated by a Regulation, the Chairman of the Board may for the time being regulate the matter by issuing such directives as he thinks necessary, and shall at the earliest opportunity thereafter, place them before the Executive Council or other authority or body concerned for approval. (9) The Chairman of the Board shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed. Appointment, duties and powers of Secretary, Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary