(1) There shall be a secretariat for the Mising Autonomous Council at the head-quarter of the General Council headed by a Principal Secretary to be appointed by the Government in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor.
\ (2) The Principal Secretary shall be the Principal Executive Officer of the General Council and all other officers of the General Council shall be subordinate to him.
(3) The Principal Secretary shall be present and take part in the discussion of all the meetings of the General Council or the Executive Council or any Committee of the General Council and may, with the consent of the Chief Executive councillor or any other person presiding over such meeting for the time being, as the case may be, at any time make a statement or give explanation of the facts and circumstances but shall not be entitled to vote in any such meeting.
(4) The Principal Secretary and the other officers of the secretariat shall be paid out of the General Council Fund.
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(5) The term of appointment of the Principal Secretary shall be for a period of three years but may be extended by the Government in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor.
(6) The Government may appoint such other Secretaries for the General Council on such terms and conditions as the Government may, in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor, determine.
(7) The Government may, in consultation with the Chief Executive Council . lor, depute such other officers or experts, as may be, required, to assist the General Council on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Government.
(8) The Government may from time to time post officers of the rank of class II and above within the Council Area in accordance with the exigencies, but while making such postings due regard may be given to the views of the General Council. .
(9) All officers and other staff posted in the Council Area shall be accountable to the General Council for their performance and assessment of their works recorded by the Executive Council shall . be incorporated in their Annual Confi dential Reports by the Government.
(10) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) above, the Gov ernment may, at any time in consultation with the Chief Executive Councillor, with draw the Principal Secretary or any other officer posted or appointed by it in the Secretariat. ·
CHAPTER - III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL Subject to be · 18. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or rules for the time under the befog in force, the General Council shall have executive powers in relation to the control and Council Area over the Following subjects:- administra tion of the .
General Council.
1. Cottage Industry,
2. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, 3~ Forest, other than Reserved Forest, . 4. Agriculture,
5. Rural Roads and Bridges,
6. Sericulture,
7. Education, · (a) Adult Education.
(b) Primary Education.
(c) Up-to Higher Secondary including Vocational Training.
8. Cultural Affairs.
9. Social Conservation,
10. Co-operation,
11. Fisheries,
12. Panchayat and Rural Development,
13. Handloom and Textile,
14. Public Health Engineering - Drinking Water.
15. Minor Irrigation,
16. Social Welfare,
17. Flood Control Schemes for protection of villages (not of highly technical nature)
18. Sports and Youth Welfare,
19. Weights and Measures,
20. Library services,
21. Museum and Archaeology, .
22. Urban Development, Town and Country Planning.
23 .. Tribal Research. · .
24. Land and Land Revenue.
25. Publicity and Public Relation,
26. Tourism,
27. Transport, c .
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. 28. Any other matter connected with development,
29. Municipal Board, Improvement Trust, District Boards and other local-self Government of Village Administration,
30. Tribal Welfare,
31. Market and fairs,
32. Lotteries, Theaters, Dramatic Performance and Cinema,
33. Vital Statistics including registration of birth and death.
34. Food and Civil Supplies.
19. Subject to general policy of the Government, the General Council shall, -
(i) formulate integrated development plans for the Council Area ;
(ii) implement schemes and programmes for the development of the Council Area;
(iii) have powers to appoint Class III and Class IV staff within the Council Area;
(iv) have powers to regulate trade and commerce within the Council Area in accordance with the existing law including issue of permits or licences to individuals within the· Council Area ;
(v) guide customs and traditions and social justice of the Mising community according to the traditional laws ;
(vi) organise special recruitmept drive into Army, Navy, and other para-military forces, Police Forces and other Central Government establishments for ap pointment of the persons belong to the Mising community ;
(vii) allot permits for trade and commerce to the people residing in the Council o Area preference being given to the Mising community. · Powers to . 20. (1) Subject to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, impose, levy the General Council shall have the powers to collect within the Council Area such and collect taxes as are payable under the law for the time being in force in the manner as may taxes. be prescribed :
Provided that the tax or taxes as aforesaid shall be collected from such date as · may be appointed by the Government by notification in this behalf in the Official Gazette.
(2) Subject to sub-section (1) and such maximum rates as the Government may prescribe, the General Council shall -
(a) levy tolls on persons, vehicles or animals of any class, for the use of any bridge or road other than kacha road, or ferry constructed or established and managed by it ;
(b) levy the following fees and rates, namely :-
(i) fees on the registration of boats or vehicles ;
(ii) fees for providing sanitary arrangements at such places of worship, pilgrimage, fairs, melas, other public places within the Council Area as ·. may be specified by the Government by Notification . in the Official Gazette. ·
(iii) fees for licences ;
(iv) water rates, where arrangements for irrigation or drinking water is made by it within the Council Area ;
(v) lighting rate where arrangements for lighting of public street or places are made by it within the Council Area ;
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sub-sections, the General Council shall not undertake registration of any vehicle or levy any fees in respect thereof and shall not provide senitary arrangements at places of worship, pil grimage, fairs, melas or other public places within .the Council Area orlevy any fees in respect thereof if such vehicle has already been registered by any other author ity under the law for the time being in force, or if such provisions for sanitary 1624 Power to entrust func tions.
Power to ac quire hold and dispose .
of property.
Power to make bye laws .
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arrangements have already been made by the Government or any other local authority.
( 4) The collection of tolls, fees or rates and the terms and conditions for the imposition thereof shall be such as may be prescribed by the bye-laws. Such by laws may, interalia, provide for exemption from all or any class of cases.
(5) The Gerieral Council may levy fee or taxes on any or all the subjects asigned to the Village Council.
21. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, in consultation with the General Council, entrust, either conditionally or without any condition to the General Council or their officers any function in relation to any mat ter not enumerated in section 18 to which the executive powers of the Government . extends.
22. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 5, the General Council, subject to the previous approval of the Government and subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Government, shall have the power to acquire, hold or dispose of any immovable property or movable property the value of which exceeds Rupees One lakh and to enter into contract or agreement with any party or authority: