(1) The Chairman of the Board shall be the principal academic and controlling officer of the Board and shall preside over at the meetings of the Board and any convocation of the Board. He shall be an ex-officio member and the Chairman of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance Committee and the Recognition Committee.
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 there at, unless he is a member of that authority or body.
(2) The Chairman of the Board shall have power to convene meetings of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Recognition Committee, the Finance Committee and the other bodies or committees of the Board. He may delegate, by a regulation, this power to any other officer of the Board.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Board to ensure that the Act, the rules and regulations made thereunder are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for this purpose.
(4) 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 such authority or body as would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter. In the event of dispute arising between the Chairman of the Board and the authority or body as to whether there was in fact an emergency, the matter shall be referred to the Board, the decision of which shall be final.
(5) The Chairman of the Board shall be responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Board in accordance with the Act, the rules and regulations made thereunder and shall give effect to the decisions of the Executive Council and other authorities or bodies of the Board which are not inconsistent with the provisions aforesaid.
(6) 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 the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(7) 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.
(8) The Chairman of the Board shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.
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