5. Term and tenure of office - 2 - - 3 -Ex-185/2022 Ex-185/2022
Provided that the Government may, by notification, extend the term of office of all such members by a period not exceeding one year.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the term of office of out-going members shall be deemed to have been extended up to the date on which the newly nominated members are notified by the Government.
(1) A member of the Board, other than ex-officio members, may resign his/her seat by giving notice to the Chairman in writing, and such member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat from the date of acceptance of his resignation by the Chairman.
(2) Any nominated or co-opted member who remains absent for three consecutive meetings of the Board without permission of the Board, shall be deemed to have vacated his seat from the Board and the Government shall have the right to nominate a member to fill up such vacancy.
(3) In the event of casual vacancy occurring by resignation, removal, death or disqualification of members, such vacancy shall be filled by nomination or co-option, as the case may be, in the manner provided in section 4; and such member shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose place he or she is nominated or co-opted.
(1) The Board shall meet at least once in a year.
(2) The Secretary, at the instance of the Chairman, may at any time call regular or special meeting of the Board.
(3) The Secretary, with the consent of the Chairman upon the requisition by not less than one-third of the members of the Board excluding the ex- officio members, shall call a special meeting of the Board within 10 days from the date of the receipt of such requisition.
Seven members of the Board present at the Meeting shall form a quorum of the Board meeting.
CHAPTER III POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD The Board shall have the following powers and functions:
(a) to work as an authority on the preservation, development and enrichment of Mizo Language;
(b) to publish books, journals and news letters on itself or through its agency;
(c) to award outstanding works on poetry, drama, novel and other creative works;
(d) to appoint experts, on payment of honorarium, to examine and comment upon a work assigned to them for the purpose and reason the Board may like to identify or notify;