Chapter III STAFF OF THE BOARD

(1) (a) The State Government shall appoint such person, as it may think fit, to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board. (b) The terms and conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer shall be such as may be prescribed by the rules. (2) The Board shall appoint such person, as it may think fit, to be the Financial Controller-cum-Chief Accounts Officer with the previous, sanction of the State Government. The State Government may sanction such appointment on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. (3) The Board may create such other posts and appoint such other officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the Board and determine by regulations their conditions of appointment and service and the remuneration payable to them : Provided that no person shall be appointed as a pilot at any port who is not for the time being authorised by the State Government under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 to pilot vessels at that port. (4) The Board shall from time to time prepare and sanction a Schedule of the officers and employees of the Board for whom it deems necessary, adequate and proper to maintain for the purposes of this Act and such Schedule shall indicate therein the designation and grades of such officers and employees and the salaries, fees and allowances which are proposed to be paid to them.

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(1) Subject to any regulations, the power of granting extension of service to, granting leave to, suspending, reducing, removing or dismissing or of disposing of any other question relating to the services of the officers and employees of the Board, including the power of dispensing with the service of any such officer and employee otherwise than by reason of the misconduct of such officer and employee, shall be exerecised by the Board or such authority as may be prescribed by regulations. (2) Any officer or employee of the Board aggrieved by an order involving his reduction in rank, removal or dismissal may, within such time and in such manner as may be provided for by regulations, prefer an appeal— (a) to the State Government, where such order is passed by the Chairman; (b) to the Chairman, where such order is passed by any such authority as may be prescribed by regulations.