(i) With effect from such date as the State Government may by Establish_ notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for carrying meni an. . _out the purposes of this Act a Board to be known as "the Board of School oe iistitution Education, Haryana", with headquarters at such place as the State Govern- of B o a r d .
(_) The Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions 1-iikk,YANA 'GOV"- dAl. (EXTRA.), FEBRUAWY 2, 10 69 (PHALGUNA 7, I 89() SA KA ) of this Act, to acquire, hold or dispose of property; and to contract, and may by that name sue and be sued.
(3) The Board shall consist Of a Chairman, Vice -Chairman and the tonowing other members :—
(a) ex-offic,o members, namely :—
(i) Director of Public Instruction, Haryana ;
(ii) Director of Technical Education, Haryana
(iii) Director, Health Services, Haryana ;
(iv) Director of Industrial Training, Haryana ;
(v) Director of Agriculture, Haryana ;
(vi) Deputy Secretary, Finance Department, Haryana ;
(vii) Deputy Director of Schools, Haryana ; and
(viii) District Education Officer authorised by the State Government
Provided that in the case of alteration of any designation, the person holding for the time being the altered designation shall be deemed to be the 'ex -officio member ;
(b) elected members, tamely :— -
(1) two persons to be elected by members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves, one of whom shall be a woman ;
(ii) two persons to be elected by the heads of recognised High and Higher Secondary Schools from amongst themselves one of whom shall be a woman ; and.
(iii) one person to be elected by the heads of Teachers Training Colleges from amongst themselves ;
(c) nominated members, namely :—
(i) one person, being not lower in rank than a Dean or Professor, from amongst the universities situated in the State of Haryana;
(ii) two persons who are distinguished educationists residing in the State of Haryana one of whom shall be a woman ; and
(iii) one person from amongst the members of the managing committees.
(4) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Education Department, shall be the ex -officio Chairman of the Beard.
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(5) The Vice -Chairman of the Board shall be a person appointed by the State Government upon such terms and conditions as it may think fit.
(6) The election of members of the Board under clause (b) of sub -section
(3) shall be held at such time and place and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(7) The members referred to in clause (c) of sub -section (3) shall be nominated by the State Government.
(8) The Board may co-opt not more than two persons on account of their distinction in the subjects of study included in the prescribed courses as co-opted members for any special purpose, but no such member shall have a right of vote.
(9) No person shall be eligible for being elected or nominated as a member unless he is a graduate of any university in India or holds an equivalent qualification from any university outside India.
(ID) Every election or nomination of a member and every vacancy in the office of such member shall be notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette.
(11) A person shall assume office as a member from the date his election or nomination is notified under sub -section (10).
4. (I) The term of office of an elected or a nominated member shall be three years:
Provided that an outgoing member shall, unless the State Government otherwise directs, continue in office until the election or nomination, as the case may be, of his successor is notified.
(2) The term of office of an ex -officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is a member.
(3) An outgoing member shall be eligible for being elected or nominated again.
5. No act done, or proceeding taken, under this Act by the Board shall be invalid merely on the ground —
(a) of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board, or
(b) of any defect or irregularity in election, nomination or co-option of a person acting as a member thereof, or
(c) of any defect or irregularity in such ,act or proceeding not affecting the merits of the case.
Term of office.
Vacancies, e t c . not to invalidate proceedings of Board.
6. A person shall be disqualified for being elected, nominated or co- asqualiflopted, or for continuing, as a member if he, directly or indirectly, by himself cations.
or by his partner,
(a) has any share or interest in any publication prescribed as a textbook or other book of study for use in any High School or Higher Secondary School ; or 26 HARY ANA GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), FEBRUARY 26, 1969 (PHALGUNA 7, 1890 AKA)S
(b) has any share or interest in any work done for or on behalf of the Board.
Resignat ion. 7. A member of the Board may at any time resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Board, or, in his absence, to the Vice- Chairman of the Board, and the resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted by him.
Office of certa in members to be declared vacant.
8. Where any member— -
(a) ceases to have the qualification on the basis of which he becomes such member, or
(b) absents himself, without permission of the Chairman of the Board, from three consecutive meetings thereof, the Board shall declare his office to be vacant.
9. If, in the opinion of the State Government, the continuance in office of any person as a member is not in the interest of the Board, the State Government may, in consultation with the Board, make an order removing such person from such membership :
Provided that before making such order, the reasons for his proposed removal shall be communicated to him and he shall be given an opportunity of tendering an explanation in writing which shall be duly considered by the State Government.
Vacancies. 10. (I) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Board through death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled in the sanie manner as is provided in section 3.
(2) Any person elected or nominated to fill the vacancy shall, notwithstanding anything in section 4, hold office only so long as the member in whose place he is elected or nominated, as the case may be, would have held office if the vacancy had not occurred.
Meetings of 11. (I) The Board shall meet at least once in every three months at its Board and headquarters or at such other place as the State Government may direct, procedure and the Chairman of the Board shall have power to convene meetings ofthereof. the Board :
Provided that, where a requisition signed by not less than five members for calling a meeting of the Board and stating the business to be transacted thereat is received by the Chairman of the Board, he shall convene such a meeting in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
(2) A copy of the proceedings of every meeting of the Board shall be sent to the State Government as soon as may be after the meeting is held.
(3) The Chairman of the Board and, in his absence, the Vice Chairman of the Board, and in the absence of both, a person elected by the members from amongst themselves, shall .preside at a meeting of the Board.
(4) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by the votes of the majority of the members present and voting :
Provided that in the case• of equality of votes, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice -Chairman of the Board or the person presiding, as the case may be, shall, in addition to his vote as a member, have a second or casting vote, P o w e r t o TCroOve members.
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(5) Seven members shall form a quorum at , meeting of the Board:
Provided that if a meeting is adjourned for want of quorum, no quorum shall be necessary at the next meeting called for transacting the same business.