Composition of Managing Body a) Chairman to be nominated by the President for such term as he may deem fit;
b) Six members to be nominated by the President for such term as he may deem fit;
c) Twelve members to be elected by the State Branch Committees for a term of two years in accordance with the rules made by the Managing Body under section 5;
Provided that not more than one member shall be elected by any State Branch Committee;
Provided further that no member, elected under this section, shall hold office continuously for more than two terms.
(2) The Managing Body existing immediately before the commencement of the Indian Red Cross Society (Amendment Act, 1992 shall cease to exist and the Chairman and all the members of the said Body shall be deemed to have vacated their offices on such commencement and the Managing Body shall be reconstituted within a period of six months from such commencement in accordance, with the provisions of Sub-Section
(1) and until it is so reconstituted, the President may authorize any person or body to persons to exercise and discharge all the powers, function and duties which may, under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, be exercised or discharged by or on behalf of the Managing Body.
4C. (1) The Managing Body shall, with the previous approval of the President appoint a Secretary General and a Treasurer of the Society.
(2) The term of office and the conditions of service of the Secretary General and a Treasurer of the Society.
Provided that the term of office and conditions of service of the Secretary General and the Treasurer may be varied in like manner by the Managing Body.
(3) Not withstanding anything contained in any contract or agreement and notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order to any court, tribunal or authority or anything contained in any other provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder, the term of office and conditions of any person appointed a the Secretary General of the Society at any time before the commencement of the Indian Red Cross Society (Amendment) Act, 1992 may be varied by the Managing Body with the previous approval of the President.
4D. (1) The powers and functions of the Chairman shall be –
(a) To preside over the meetings of the Managing Body and all other Committees set up by the Managing Body of which he is the Chairman;
Powers and functions of the Chairman and Vice- Chairman
(b) To re-appropriate, on the advice of the Treasurer of the Society, budgetary allocation from one major head of account to another major head of account;
(c) to authorize, on the advice of the Treasurer of the Society, expenditure on items not contemplated in the Annual Budget of the Society, subject to the availability of funds;
(d) to institute, if necessary, disciplinary proceedings against officers of and above the rank of Deputy Secretary of the Society;
Provided that the final decision on the basis of the disciplinary proceedings so instituted shall be taken.
(i) In case of the Secretary General of the Society, with the previous approval of the President.
(ii) In other cases, with the previous approval of the Managing Body.
(2) The powers and functions of the Vice- Chairman shall be
(a) to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on the Chairman under sub-section (1) or delegated to him under sub-section
(3), in the absence of the Chairman on leave or on tour abroad or for any other similar reasons;
(b) to act as ex-officio member in all the Committees or sub-Committees appointed by the Managing Body.
(3) The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall, in addition to the powers exercisable by them under the sub-section (1) and (2), exercise such other financial and administrative powers as may be delegated to them by the Managing Body in accordance with rules made by it under Section 5.