(1) The
1. Section 18 subs. vide H. P. Act No. 6 of 1986-(Sec. 3) w. e. f. 28-11-1985.
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(2) The Secretary shall, subject to the control of the Board, be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(3) All meetings of the Board shall be convened through the Secretary in the manner provided by the Regulations.
(4) The Secretary shall be responsible for seeing that all moneys are expended for the purposes for which they are granted or allotted.
(5) The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of all meetings of the Board.
(6) The Secretary shall be entitled to be present and to speak at any meeting of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote there at.
(7) The Secretary shall exercise such other powers as may be laid down in the Regulations.
1 [23. Appointment of officers and employees of the Board, their terms and conditions of service.- (1) The Government may appoint Joint Secretary to the Board and such number of Deputy Secretaries thereof, on such conditions and for such period as Government may deem fit.
(2) The officers appointed under sub-section (1) shall perform such functions, and exercise such powers as may be prescribed.
(3) The Board may appoint Assistant Secretaries, such other officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance for its functions.
(4) The qualifications, conditions of service and pay-scales of officers and employees of the Board, other than Secretary, Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretaries, shall be such as may be prescribed].
2 [24. Powers of the Board to set up committees.-(1) The Board shall for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder set up the following committees, namely:-
(a) Finance Committee consisting of-
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the Vice-Chairman;
(iii) the Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh in the Department of Education or an officer of that Department not below the rank of an Under Secretary nominated by him;
1. Section 23 subs, vide Act No. 15 of 1992.
2. Section 24 subs. vide Act No. 15 of 1992.
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(iv) the Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh in the Department of Finance or an officer of that Department not below the rank of Deputy Secretary nominated by him; and
(v) two persons nominated by the Board from amongst its members;
(b) Examination Committee consisting of-
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the Vice-Chairman;
(iii) three persons to be nominated by the Board from amongst its members; and
(c) Academic Committee consisting of-
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the Vice-Chairman;
(iii) the Director of Primary Education;
(iv) The Head of the State Council of Educational Research and Training;
(v) one head of affiliated institutions to be nominated by the Board;
(vi) one teacher of affiliated institutions having at least ten year's experience as such to be nominated by the Board;
(vii) two outstanding academicians to be nominated by the State Government and one of which may be drawn from Central Board of Secondary Education or National Council of Educational Research and Training.
(2) The term of nominated members of the committees shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The Board may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, set up in addition to the committees referred to in sub-section (1), such other committees as it may think fit or as may be prescribed.
(4) Each committee constituted under this section shall perform such functions, duties and exercise such powers as may be prescribed.
(5) The quorum and the manner of transacting the business of a committee shall be such as may be prescribed.
(6) The Secretary of the Board shall function as Secretary of the committees].