(1) The Member-Secretary shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Council.
He shall be responsible for.-
(a) the proper administration of the affairs and events of the Council and shall keep the Vice-Chairman in the office apprised of action taken or proposed to be taken on important matters;
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(b) prescribing the duties of all employees;
(c) exercising supervision and disciplinary control over the work and conduct of all employees;
(d) co-ordinating and exercising general supervision over all the activities;
(e) executing all contracts, deeds and other instruments on behalf of the Council; and
(f) releasing grants based on the approval of the Council to the Universities.
(2) The Member-Secretary may, in writing, delegate such of his powers as may be considered necessary to any other officer or officers in the Council.
(3) The Member-Secretary shall be responsible for preparing the agenda for the meetings of the Council in consultation with the Vice-Chairman and for obtaining the approval of the Chairman before notices of the meetings of the Council are issued. He shall also be responsible for keeping or causing to be kept, minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the Council.