Default in performance of duty

(1) If the Government is satisfied that the Board has made default in performing any duty imposed on it by or under this Act, it may fix a period for the performance of that duty. (2) If in the opinion of the Government the Board fails or neglects to perform such duty within the period so fixed for its performance, it shall be lawful for the Government, notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, to supersede and reconstitute the Board in prescribed manner. (3) After the supersession of the Board and until it is reconstituted, the powers, duties and functions of the Board under this Act shall be carried on by the Government or by such officer or officers as the Government may appoint for this purpose.