(1) Subject to any rules made in this behalf;the Board may from time to time appoint one Or moreCommittees for the purpose of , securing the efficient"discharge of its functions, and in particular for thepurpose of securing that the said functions are exercised.with due regard to the circumstances and requirementsof particular local areas.
(2) Any Committee appointed under Sub-seetion (1}shall meet to discharge the functions assigned to it in-sueh manner as may be directed by the Board.
I7- 9 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS The Board shall meet from time to time and .
Meeting of shall make such arrangements With respect to the day, Beam.
time, notice, management and adjournment of its meetings as ittln’nks fit, subject to the following provisions, namely:
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(a) an Ordinary meeting shall be held once at least every two months and five members shall form the quorum;
(b) the Chairman, may whenever he thinks fit, call special meetings;
(c) every meeting shall be presided over by the Chairman and in his absence, by any member chosen by the meeting to preside' for the occasion;
(d) all questions at any meeting shall be decided ' by a majority or the votes of the members present and in case of equality of votes, the person presiding shall have the right to exercise a second or casting vote;
(e) the minutes of the proceedings of each meeting shall be recorded in a book to be provided for the purpose.
(1) The Board may associate With itself, any Tempomy person whose assistance or advice it may desire for association . . . f mto effect any of the prov1s.1ons of this Act: 3“???“ for particular
Provided that the number of persons so associated 9mm“ shafl not be more than three.
(2} A person associated With the Board under subsection (1) for any purpose shall have the right to take part in the deliberations of the Board relevant to that nurygrose,
(3) but shall not have the right to vote.
The State Government may, by order, depute its representatives to attend any meeting of the Board and to take part in the deliberations of the Board, on such items or subjects as the State Government may specifiy but such representatives shall not have the right to vote.
Power to - make contract.
Ex ecution of contract.
Delegation of Board’s power to sanction contract.
Further provisions as to execution to contract.
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19. The Board may enter into and perfom all such contracts as 1t may consider necessary or expedient for:
carrying out any of the purposes of this Act.
20.
(b)
(1) the Board by the Chiarman :
Provided that—
(a) no contract involving an expenditure of rupees Every contract shall be made on behalf of twenty lacs and more shall be madewithout the previous sanction of the State Government ;
no contract involving an expenditure of five thousand rupees and more yshall, subject to clause (a) above, be made without the previous g sanction of the Board. , é
(2) Sub-section (1) shall apply to every variation or ‘ abandonment of a contract or estimate as well as to an i original contract or estimate.
21. Subject to any rule Which the State Government may, make in this behalf, the Board may, by order direct * that the power conferred on it under section 20 to sanction I a contract shall be exercised by the Chairman or any other officer specified by it in the order.