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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- Definitions. (a) "appointed day" means the date of commencement of this Act; (b) "appointing authority" means the Chairman; (0) "auditor" means auditor appointed under section 7 (3); (d) "Board" means the Tashi Namgyal Academy Board established under section 3; (e) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Tashi Namgyal Academy Board; '- Establishment and incorporation of Board. Constitution of the Board. Removal and resig- nation of members. "'... 2 (f) "Executive Committee" me ms the Executive Committee constituted under section I 3; (g) "Government" means the State Government of Sikkim , (h) "Fund" means the Tashi Namgyal Academy Board Fund referred to in section 9; (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Board under section 20; (j) "President" means President of the Executive Committee; (k) "school", means Tashi Namgyal Academy; (I) "Secretary" means Secretary of the Board or the Executive Committee, as the case m,ay be. ' CHAPTER II Establishment of the Tashi Namgyal Academy Board 3· On and from the appointed day there shall be established a B::Jarclto be called the Tashi Namgyal Academy Board. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having per- petual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the same name sue and be sued. (3) The Head office of the Board shall be at Gangtok in the State of Sikkim. The Board shall consist of the following members, namely ;- (a) Minister for Education, Sikkim State, Chairman; (b) Chief Secretary to the Government, Vice-Chairman; (c) Secretary, Education Department of the Government, Membet-; (d) Secretary, Finance Department of the Government, Member; (e) Secretary, Law Department of the Government, Member; (f) Secretary, Establishment Department of the Government, Member; (g) Chief Engineer, SPWD (BLlildings), Government of Sikkim, Member; (h) The Principal, Government College, Gangtok, Member; (i) Representative of parents, Member; (j)' Representative of parents, Member; (k) The Principal of the school. (2) The Principal of the school shall function as the Secretary to ~he Board. (3) The members specified in clauses (i) and (j) of sub-section (1) shall be elected in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed and shall hold office for a term of fiv: years. - . S. (1) The Board may, at any time, remove any member If it is proved th-at such member is guilty of misusing his office for private profit or he is incapable of discharging his duties as a member due to mental or physical infirmity. The Board may remove from office any member other than an ex-officio member who is absent without leave of the Board from more than three consecutive meetings there~f without cause sufficient, in the opinion of the Board, to exonerate his absence: -c, Provided that no member shall be removed form office under sub- sections (I) or (2) unless a reasonable opportunity has been given to him to show cause against such removal. Any member (other than one who holds office in ex-officio capacity) mily resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Chairman, and such resignation being accepted by the Chairman, he shall bevi-emed to have vacated his office with effect from the date of his reSignation or such other later date as may be specified. "'.