Section 18 of Th E Assam Ele Me Ntar Y Ed Uc at Ion Act , 1968 — Regional Board for Elementary Education
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- (1)A Regional Board shall be constituted by the State Government for elementary education for each Deputy Inspector of Schools’ circle for performing the functions as provided in section 19 of this Act.
- (2)The Regional Board shall consist of the following members—
- (a)one Chairman to be nominated by Government ;
- (b)the Deputy Inspector of Schools shall be ex-officio Secretary ;
- (c)the Additional Deputy Inspector of Schools or where there is no such officer, the senior-most Sub-Inspector of Schools will be the ex-officio Joint Secretary ;
- (d)all members of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the areas within the jurisdiction of the Regional Board concerned or their nominees to be notified in the manner prescribed : Provided that such a nomination once made by a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly or notified shall be irrevocable during the tenure of his membership of the Board ; Provided further that if a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly ceases to be a member of the Assembly, his nominee shall also cease to be a member of the Regional Board ;
- (e)two representatives of the Mahkuma Parishad other than the members of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the areas within the jurisdiction of the Regional Board to be elected by the Mahkuma Parishad concerned;
- (f)persons not exceeding four to be nominated by the State Government to represent such interests as deemed necessary by the State Government;
- (g)one person is to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the members of the Municipal Board and the Town Committees within the jurisdiction of the Regional Boards.
- (3)The tenure of the Regional Board shall be four years: Provided that the State Government may at any time remove any member and dissolve and reconstitute the Regional Board, if circumstances so demand: Provided further that the State Government may extend the terms of a Regional Board not exceeding one year under special circumstances: Provided further that no such member shall be so removed unless he has previously been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be so removed.
- (4)(a) The Regional Board for elementary education may by resolution delegate any of its powers to the Secretary or any member or members of the Board.
- (b)The Secretary shall be the principal administrative officer of the Regional Board and subject to the control of the Chairman shall exercise all powers and functions relating to day-to-day administration.
- (c)The Secretary of the Regional Board shall pass the Travelling Allowances bills of the members of the Regional Board.
- (5)No person shall be entitled to continue as a member of a Regional Board under clauses (d), (e) and (g) of sub-section (2) of this section if he ceases to be a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, Mahkuma Parishad and Municipality, Town Committee as the case may be.
- (6)If a Mahkuma Parishad fails to elect the members within the prescribed time fixed by the State Government, the State Government shall appoint any such representatives.
- (7)No person elected, nominated or appointed by virtue of his office under this section shall continue as a member in the Regional Board, if he ceases to hold office.