Appointment and power of Secretary

(1) The Government shall appoint a Secretary, who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board. He shall have the status of a Deputy Labour Commissioner (Class I- Gazetted).

(2) It shall be the duty of the Secretary to ensure that the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are duly carried out and for this purpose he shall have the power to issue such orders not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder as he deems fit including any order implementing the decisions taken by the Board under this Act or the rules made thereunder.