(1) The Board may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes, as may be determined by regulations, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire is complying with any of the provision of this Act.
Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes.
(2) A person associated with the Board under subsection (1) for any purpose shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Board relevant to that purpose, but shall not have the right to vote and shall not be a member for any other purpose.
(3) The Government may, by order depute one or mlore officers of the Government to attend any meetings of the Board and to take part in the discussions of the Board, but such officer or officers shall not have the right to vote.
7.(1) The Board shall meet at such times and places and shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) to
(4), observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by regulations;
Provided that the Board shall meet atleast once in every three months.
Meeting of Board
(2) The President may, whenever he thinks fit, call special meetings of the Board.
(3) The president or in his absence the Vice- President or if he is also absent such member as may be chosen by the members present from among themselves, shall preside at a meeting of the Board.
(4) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the President or in his absence the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.
(5) The Proceedings of the meeting of the Board shall be forwarded to the Government within fifteen days of every meeting.
Term of office and terms and conditions of service of Vice – president, Chief Executive officer and other members.
8. The term of office and the terms and conditions of service of the Vice President, the Chief Executive Officer and the other members shall be such as may be prescribed.
Officers and servants of Board.
9.(1) The Chief Executive Officer shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be prescribed or as may from time to time, be delegated to him by the Government or by the President.
(2) The Board may appoint such other officers and servants as it considers necessary, in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf, for the efficient performance of its functions.
Standing Finance Committee.
10. The Board may constitute a Standing Finance Committee consisting of the Vice-President and not more than four members of whom one shall be the member specified in item (d) of sub-section (2) of section 3. The Vice-President shall be the Chairman of the committee .
The committee shall exercise such powers and perform such functions relating to the finances of the Board as may be laid down by regulations.
CHAPTER III FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD.
11.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions of the Board shall generally be to plan, organise and implement programmes for the development of palm products industry.
Functions of Board.
(2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Board may take such steps as it may think fit.-
(a) to start, encourage ,assist and run palm products industry;
(b) to provide deserving persons with gainful employment in their homes through the organisation of palm products industry;
(c) to grant loans and give other assistance for the development of palm products industry;
(d) to organise co-operative societies for palm products industry;
(e) to conduct training centres and train persons at such centres or at other centres outside the state of Tamil Nadu in palm products industry;
(f) to arrange for the supply of raw materials, tools and implements to palm products industry and for the sale of palm products;
(g) to arrange for publicity and popularisation of palm product by opening stores, shops, emporia, exhibitions and the like;
(h) to educate public opinion and cultivate in the public a preference for palm products industry and for the utilization of palm products;
(i)to seek and obtain advice and guidance of experts;
(j) to encourage and promote research in the technique of production of palm products or in the development of palm products industry.
(k) to provide facilities for a study of the problems relating to palm products industry;
(l) to export to foreign countries palm fibre, palm leaf articles, preserved nungu and other palm products, both edible and non-edible; and
(m) to promote the social objective of alleviating rural poverty among the workers of the palm products industry.
General power of Board
12. The Board shall, for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, have the following powers, namely:-
(a) to acquire and nold such movable and immovable property as it deems necessary and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any such property;
Provided that any lease, sale or other transfer, to any person or authority other than the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, of any immovable property belonging to the Board shall be null void unless it is sanctioned by the Government;
(b) to appoint a committee or committees for securing the efficient performance of its functions and in particulars, for ensuring that such functions are performed with due regard to the requirements of the local area concerned;
(c) to incur expenditure and undertake any work in any area in the state for the framing and execution of such schemes as it may consider necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, or as may be entrusted to it by the Government; and
(d) to enter into any contract and to do all things processor for the proposes of this Act.
power of Government to give directions
13. In the performance of its functions under this Act, the Board shall be bound by such directions as the Government may give to it.
CHAPTER IV.
PROPERTY, FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTS.
14. The Government may transfer to the Board any building, land or other property, movable or immovable for the use of, and management by, the Board on such conditions and subject to such limitations as may be imposed by the Government.
Transfer of property to Board