(1) The Corporation shall meet at such time and place and shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and
(3), observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at its meetings as may be provided by regulations made under this Act.
(2) The person to preside at a meeting of the Corporation shall be the Chairman thereof or in his absence from any meeting, the Vice-Chairman, if any, or in the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, such member as may be chosen by the members present from amongst themselves to preside.
(3) All questions at a meeting of the Corporation shall be decided by majority of votes of the members present and voting and in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman or in his absence any other person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.
9. (I) The Corporation shall have an Administrative Officer and a Chief Accounts Officer, both of whom shall be appointed by the State Government.
(2) The Corporation may appoint such other officers and servants as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions.
(3) The conditions of appointment of officers and servants and the scales of pay of the officers and servants of the Corporation shall—
(a) as respect the Administrative Officer and the Chief Accounts Officer be such as may be prescribed;
And The West Bengal Development Corporation Act, 1954. 3 XIV Of 1955.]
(Sections 10-15.)
(b) as respect the other officers and servants be such as may, subject to the approval of the State Government, be determined by regulations made under this Act.
(4) The Administrative Officer shall be the Executive Head of the Corporation and all other officers and servants of the Corporation shall be subordinate to him
(5) The Chief Accounts Officer shall have the right to record his views on every proposal involving expenditure from the funds of the Corporation prior to the consideration of such proposal by the Corporation.
10. No person who has directly or indirectly by himself or his partner or agent, any share or interest in any contract, by or on behalf of the Corporation or in any scheme undertaken by the Corporation shall become or remain an officer or servant of the Corporation.
Officers and servants of Corporation not to have any interest in- contract, etc.
11. The Corporation may authorise the Administrative Confer.
Officer, subject to such conditions and limitations as it may ment of pA se oweran specify, to exercise such powers and perform such duties as it may deem necessary for the efficient administration of its brative business. Officer.
12. All orders and decisions of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or any other member authorised by the Corporation in this behalf and all other instruments issued by the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Administrative Officer or by any other officer of the Corporation authorised by the Administrative Officer in this behalf.
13. The State Government may, after ascertaining the views of the Corporation, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Executive Boards consisting of such number of persons, not exceeding seven, on such terms and for the purpose of executing any particular scheme or schemes as may be specified in the notification.