Power of the Committee to make bye-laws

(1) With the previous sanction of the State Government the committee may from time, make bye-laws to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such bye-laws may provide for:- (a) the division of duties among the Chairman, the members and Secretary of the Committee; (b) the manner in which their decision may be ascertained otherwise than at the meetings; (c) the procedure and conduct of business at meetings of the Committee; (d) the delegation of powers of the Committee to individual members; (e) the book and accounts to be kept at the office of the Committee; (f) the custody and investment of the funds of the Committee; (g) the time and place of its meetings; (h) the manner in which notice of its meeting shall be given; (i) the preservation of order and the conduct of proceeding at meetings and the powers which the Chairman may exercise for the purpose of enforcing its decisions; (j) the manner in which the proceeding of its meeting shall be recorded; (k) the persons by whom receipts may be granted for moneys paid to the Committee; and (l) the maintenance of cordial relations between the Buddhists and the Hindu pilgrims. (3) All bye-laws, after they have been confirmed by the State Government, shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereafter have the force of law. Any member of the Committee may make suggestions in writing for the inclusion of any matter in the agenda of a meeting and the same shall be considered by the Chairman and, in case the Chairman does not include in the agenda any such suggestion which has been received in the office of the Committee more than seven days before the notice together with the agenda is issued to the members, he shall record the reasons for inability to include the suggestion in the agenda and inform the member concerned of it.