(1) The Secretary of the Board may, without reference to the Board, sanction expenditure and contingencies, supplies, services, purchase of articles and refund for administering the Fund subject to the limits up to which, he may be authorised from time to time by the Board.
(2) The Secretary of the Board shall refund the actual collection expenses, not exceeding one per cent of the total collected amount of cess, levied under section 3 of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996, to the authority, agency, body or cess collector, as the case may be, by whom such cess is collected and deposited with the Board:
Provided that such expenses shall be refunded only if the same has not already been deducted by the authority agency, body or cess collector, as the case may be, before depositing the same with the Board.
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(3) The Secretary may also exercise such other administrative and financial powers, other than those, specified in sub-rule (1), as may be delegated to him from time to time by the Board.
(4) The Board may, from time to time delegate, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit, administrative and financial powers to any other officer under its control and supervision to the extent considered necessary for its efficient functioning.
(5) In the absence of holding of the meeting of the Board for any reason whatsoever, the Chairperson shall have the powers to approve ad hoc budget, which shall be deemed to be the budget, until the approval of regular budget by the Board. This ad hoc budget shall be signed by the Chairperson and the Secretary.
(6) The Secretary of the Board shall have the power to hire a building for the efficient use of the Board on such rent as may be assessed by the Public Works Department.
(7) The Secretary of the Board shall have the powers to make appointments on contract basis in accordance with the requirements of the Board.