(1) Not more than fourteen days after completion of the audit the auditor shall submit to the State Government a report on the accounts audited, and shall send a copy thereof to the Council which shall forward it to the State Government together with its observations thereon.
(2) The State Government shall take such action on the audit report as it thinks fit.
Audit report.
CHAPTER VIII Supplemental provisions
33. Subject to the provisions of section 5, members of the Council Payment of shall receive such allowances for attending the meetings or for other allowances.
purposes as the State Government may determine.
34. The Council shall furnish to the State Government such reports, returns and statements as may be prescribed and such further information on any matter relating to the Council as the State Government may require.
35. The State Government may, by order in writing stating the reasons therefor, suspend the execution of any resolution or order of the Council or of any Board of Studies or any Committee constituted under this Act and prohibit the doing of any act which purports to be done or intended to Council to furnish information.
Power of State Government to suspend proceedings.
75 The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Act, 1975.
[West Ben. Act Certain persons to be deemed to be public servants.
Indemnity.
Savings.
(Chapter VIII—Supplemental provisions.—Sections 36-40.)
be done under this Act, if the State Government is of opinion that such resolution, order or act is in excess of the powers conferred by or under this Act upon the Council, or the Board or the Committee, as the case may be.
36. The members of the Council, or every Board or Committee constituted unnder this Act, persons in the service of the Council and any person appointed under this Act to audit the accounts of the Council shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
37. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding whatever shall lie against any person for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
38. No act or proceeding taken under this Act shall be invalid on the ground merely of—
(a) the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Council, or any Board or any Committee constituted under this Act,
(b) any member of the Council having voted on any matter in contravention of the provisions of section 15, or
(c) any defect or irregularity not affecting the merits of the case.
45 of 1860.
Transitory provisions.
Power to make rules.