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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board Powers of shall have power to direct, supervise, develop and control the Board. Secondary Education and to do all such acts as it may con- sider necessary for the purposes of such direction, super- vision, development and control. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Board may— (a) prescribe by regulations the procedure to be followed by the Executive Council in granting, withholding and withdrawing recognition to and from High Schools and the conditions to be fulfilled by High Schools for such recognition; (b) prescribe by regulations the conditions which shall govern the admission of students to, and the transfer of students to and from, High Schools; (c) supervise the administration of High Schools by means of inspection and the issue of directions; (d) make regulations for the institution, holding and controlling of such examinations as it thinks fit including any examination qualifying for admis- sion to a course instituted by the University of Calcutta; prescribe by regulations the fees payable by candi- dates for any examination controlled by it; prescribe by regulations the conditions to be fulfilled by High Schools applying for or in receipt of grants-in-aid and the procedure for distributing such grants; prescribe by regulations the conditions to be fulfilled by High Schools for recognition by the Executive Council for the purpose of presenting candidates for examinations including any examination qualifying for admission to a course instituted by the University of Calcutta; Effect of Develop- mem Plan. (e) (0) 20 The West Bengal Secondary Education Act, 1950. [West Ben. Act (Chapter IV.—Functions of the Board and the Executive Council.—Section 36.) prescribe by regulations the conditions to be fulfilled by candidates presenting themselves for examina- tions, including the Matriculation Examination of the University of Calcutta.; (i) institute and administer such. Provident Funds as may be prescribed by regulations; (j) administer the Secondary Education Fund ; (k) delegate any of its powers to the Executive Council or, subject to the provisions of this Act, to any Committee constituted under this Act; (1) prescribe by regulations the procedure for the election of members of the Executive Council and of any Committee constituted under this Act, required by this Act to be prescribed by regulations; (ra) prescribe by by-laws the procedure to be followed at meetings of the Board, the Executive Council and any Committee constituted under this Act; (n) prescribe by regulations the conditions on which the President may exercise his powers of delegation under section 16; prescribe by regulations the term for which an elected, appointed or co-opted member of a Com- mittee constituted under this Act, who is not a member of the Board, shall hold office under sub- section (2) of section 32; decide any appeal preferred against any decision of the Executive Council or Committee; and make regulations in respect of any other matter required to be prescribed by regulations. (3) Subject to any rules made by the State Government under section 62, the Board may— (a) make regulations for the proper exercise of the powers conferred on it by this section and to pro- vide for any of the matters in respect of which provision is required by this Act to be made by regulations; and (b) make by-laws for the proper exercise of the powers conferred on it by this section and to provide for any of the matters in respect of which provision is required by this Act to be made by the Board by by-laws: Provided that. no regulation or by-law shall be made by the Board except on a recommendation from the Executive Council. (4) -No regulation shall have any validity unless and until it is sanctioned by the State Government and before sanc- tioning- any such regulation the State Government may make such modifications as it thinks fit after consultation with the Board. (h) (0) (p) (g) advise the Board as to the principles to be followed in drawing up the Development Plan as provided for under this Act; take such steps as may be necessary to carry out whatever policy the Board directs the Executive Council to carry out for developing Secondary Education ; (c) in accordance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf, grant or refuse recognition to High Schools for suc purposes as may at the time of recognition be specified, and withdraw such recognition, if it thinks fit; (d) maintain a register of recognised High Schools; (e) distribute grants-in-aid to High Schools in accord- ance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf ; (f) in accordance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf, institute, hold and control such examinations as it thinks fit; (g) subject to the provisions of this Act and after con- sidering the recommendations, if any, made to it under sub-section (3) of section 27, within the time prescribed by regulations, determine the syllabus of studies to be followed in High Schools ; (h) publish the results of any examination instituted, held and controlled by it and award diplomas, certificates, prizes and scholarships in respect thereof; in accordance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf, grant permission to candidates to appear in examinations, including any examina- tion qualifying for admission to a course instituted by the University of Calcutta, and to refuse or withdraw such permission if it thinks fit; report to the Board upon any matter concerning which its views may be invited by the Board or in respect of which it considers that it should tender advice to the Board; (k) take such disciplinary action as it thinks fit against High Schools, or teachers or students of such Schools or, in accordance with such regulations as may be made in this behalf, against the Secretary and other persons appointed by the Board; specify the use in High Schools of such pub- lications recommended by the Examinations Committee as it thinks fit; (a) (b) (i) (j) (1) The W est Bengal Secondary Education Act, 19,50. 21 XXXVII of 1950.] (Chapter IV.—Functions of the Board and the Executive Council.—Section 37.) (5) All regulations made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.