(a) the Examination Committees ;
(b) the Finance Committee ;
(c) the Syllabus Committee ;
T. A., D. A.
etc. of members of the Board, committees and sub-committees for attendance at mee-ti-ngs of the Board.
Appointment of constitution committees and theirs functions.
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(d) the Recognition Committees ;
(e) the Appeal Committee ;
(f) the Physical Education Committee ; and
(g) such other committees as it may deem necessary for the proper execution of its business.
(2) The committees shall consist of such members of the Board, and of such other persons, if any, as the Board in each case think fit to appoint, and a nominee of the State Government in case of the Finance Committee.
Provided that a person taken as a member of a committee in his capacity as a member of the Board or of any other body or as the holder of a particular appointment shall automatically cease to hold office if he ceases to be a member of the Board or that body or the holder of that appointment, as the case may be.
14. When the Board has constituted a committee to deal with any matter which the Board is empowered to deal with by this Act, the Board shall, before exercising its powers in any particular case, receive and consider the report of the committee concerned.
CHAPTER --VII MEETINGS
15. (1) The Board shall meet not less than thrice a year, but four months shall not intervene between two successive meetings.
(2) The 1[President] may at any time, and shall, upon the requisition by not less than one-third of the members of the Board and on a date not more than twenty one days from the date of the receipt of such requisition, call a special meeting of the Board.
(3) 2[Not less ten] days notice shall be given for ordinary meetings of the Board and 3[not less than seven] days notice for a special meeting or a requisition meeting.
1. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 1.1.1976.
2. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Second Amendment) Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1.1.1978.
3. Inserted ibid.
Board to exercise powers in consultation with committees.
M e e t i n g s , Quorum and Voting.
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(4) The quorum or very meeting of the Board shall be eight or onethird of the total number of the members of the Board, whichever is less.
(5) No member of the Board shall vote on a matter in which he is interested, whether directly or indirectly.
(6) In all the meetings of the Board votes of the majority members present shall prevail.
(7) The President, Vice-President or any member presiding over the meeting of the Board shall decide any question arising under sub-sections
(5) and his decision shall final.
CHAPTER-VII REGULATIONS
16. (1) Except in cases where the State Government is empowered to make rules under this Act Board may make regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generally of the foregoing powers the Board may make regulations for all or any of the members, namely :--
(a) laying down the procedure to be observed for the conduct of its meet- ings other than those specified in section 15 ;
(b) the conduct of examination including the appointment of paper setters, examiners, moderators and tabulators and their duties, powers and remuneration ;
(c) the conditions under which candidates shall be admitted to the examinations of the Board ;
(d) the conditions under which the Board may recognise institutions for the purposes of its examinations ;
(e) the courses of study to be followed in the high or higher secondary classes and the courses of study for other examinations that may be conducted by the Board ;
Powers of the Board to make regulations.
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(f) the conditions for the award of the certificates and diplomas of the Board;
(g) the institution of scholarships and prizes ;
(h) the election and co-option of member of the Board and its committees;
(i) the constitution, powers and duties of committees set up by the Board;
(j) the creation of posts and appointment of employees of the Board and the conditions of their services ;
(k) the provision of provident fund and other retirement benefits for the employees of the Board ; and
(l) all matters which, by this Act, are to be or may be provided for by regulations :
Provided that the regulations of the Board, or any amendments thereto, shall not take effect until they have received the sanction of the State Government.