(i) Agenda.-
(a) The agenda to be considered at a· meeting of the Board shall be approved by the Chairperson and shall ordinarily be issued by the Member-Secretary fourteen days before the approved day of the meeting and shall be left at, or posted to the address of every member of the Board.
(b) The Board may take up any item outside the agenda with the permission of the CHairperson.
(ii) The Board shall meet at least once in every three months at Delhi:
Provided that if it is deemed necessary and expedient to hold a meeting of the Board outside its headquarters at Delhi, the reasons for holding such meeting shall be recorded in writing with prior approval of the Chairperson.
(iii) The Chairperson may at any time call a special meeting of the Board in case of urgency, after informing the members in advance about the subject mf!tter of discussion and the reasons of urgency.
(iv) The Chairperson or, in his absence, the Vice- Chairperson, shall preside over the meetings of the Board.
(v) The quorum for any meeting of the Board shall be twelve.
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(vi) The Central Government may debar any member, other than ex officio members, from taking part in the meetings of the Board if-
(a) he absents himself from two consecutive meetings of the Board without written information to and consent of the Chairperson and, in any case, from three consecutive meetings, or . ___________ --=-I lit-. (,A/c.ITF OF INDIA: EXTRAOR!l"clN"cA"cR'-'\=' ===~lc-PA~Rl~l~l =--~Sc:"-c'=. 3~(i)j
(b) in the view of the Central Government, the act of a member is or is likely to be detrimental to the policies and programmes of the Government for promotion, development and enhancing competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises_ B. Powers and functions of Member-Secretary of the Board.- The Member-Secretary shall-
(i) act as the Head of the office of the Board;
(ii) sanction necessary expenditure on contingencies, supplies, services and articles required for the working of the Board and its office , execution of the functions assigned to the Board and furtherance of the objects of the Act, subject to provisions being made in the annual budget for this purpose;
(iii) maintain or cause to be maintained an account of the receipts and expenditures of the Board in such form as may be notified by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India;
(iv) assist the Chairperson in all administrative matters relating to the Board;
(v) keep or cause to be kept a record of names of members and their addresses;
(vi) make arrangements for the meetings of the Board; and
(vii) issue minutes of the meetings of the Board, as approved by the Chairperson.
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