(1) The Board shall have a Secretary who shall be appointed by the State Government.
(2) The Board may appoint such other officers and employees as it considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(3) The method of recruitment and the conditions of service (including the scales of pay and allowances, if any) shall,—
(a) as respects the Secretary, be such as may be prescribed, and
(b) as respects the other officers and employees, be such as may, subject to the approval of the State Government, be determined by regulations published in the Official Gazette.
(4) Subject to the general control and supervision of the President, the Secretary shall be the principal administrative officer of the Board.
He shall be entitled to attend and speak at any meetings of the Board, but shall not be entitled to vote.
17. Such members of the Board or of any Committee constituted under this Act as are not in the service of the State Government shall, in respect of expenses incurred by them in attending meetings of the Board or of any such Committee or in exercising any powers or performing any duties conferred or imposed upon them by or under this Act, be paid by the Board such allowances and at such rates as may be prescribed.
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