(a) the procedure to be followed at the meetings of the Board and the committees appointed by the Board and the number of members required to form a quorum for such meetings;
(b) the allowances which may be drawn by members of the Board and the committees appointed by the Board;
(c) any matter that solely concerns the Board and its authorities and has not been provided for by this Act and the rules made thereunder.
First Regulations
47. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 46, the first Regulations on the matters detailed therein, shall be made by the Government and they shall continue to be in force until new regulations on the same subject are duly made by the Board.
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48.(1) The Board shall furnish to the Government such reports, returns and statements as may be required by the Government and such further information relating to any matters connected with its work as the Government may call for.
(2) The Government may, after considering any such report, return, statement or information furnished, give such directions consistent with this Act as may be necessary and the Board shall comply with such directions.
Powers of Government to issue directions
49.(1) The Government shall have the power, after considering the suggestions or recommendations, if any, tendered by the Board, to issue to the Board such directions as it may consider necessary in regard to all or any of the matters specified in sub-clause
(2) of section 6. The Board shall comply with such directions.
(2)(a) The Government shall have also the right to address the Board with reference to anything it has conducted or done or, is conducting or doing or, intends to conduct or do and to communicate to the Board its views in the matter.
(b) The Board shall report to the Government such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has taken upon the communications and shall furnish an explanation if it fails to take action.
(c) If the Board does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Government, the Government may, consider explanation, furnished if any, or representation made by the Board and issue directions consistent with this Act as it may think fit, and the Board shall comply with such directions.
(3) The Government may, by order in writing specifying the reasons thereof, suspend the execution of any resolution or order of the Board and prohibit the doing of the action ordered to be or purporting to be ordered to be done by the Board, if the Government is of the opinion that such, resolution, order or act is in excess of the power conferred by or under this Act upon the Board.
Transitional provisions
50.(1) On the appointed day, all institutions affiliated and admitted to the privileges of the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education or Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or the Kerala Board of Secondary Education before the appointed day as the case may be, shall be deemed to be affiliated and admitted to the privileges of the Puducherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education established under this Act, save in so far as such affiliation or privileges may be withdrawn, restricted or modified by or under the provisions of this Act.
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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) above in particular and in this Act in general, any student prosecuting studies in the higher secondary education stage, and who immediately before the admission of such institution imparting such higher secondary education to the privileges of the Puducherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education was studying for Higher Secondary Course Certificate of the Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education, Intermediate Course Certificate of the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education and pre-degree Course Certificate of Calicut University, shall be permitted by the Puducherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to complete his course for that certificate, as the case may be and such institutions shall provide for the instructions and examination of such student in accordance with the syllabi of studies of the respective affiliating bodies.
Government’s interpretation to be final
51. If any question arises regarding the interpretation of any provision of any regulation made under section 46 or section 47, the matter may be referred by the Board to the Government for decision and in such circumstances, the decision of the Government shall be final.
______ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS FOR ACT NO.8 OF 2004 Presently, the educational institutions in the four regions of the Union Territory of Puducherry are affiliated to the respective Boards of the neighbouring States of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. As a result, there is no uniformity in curriculum and standard of education. To overcome this problem, it is proposed to set up an independent Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
2. The Bill sees to achieve the above objects.
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