Power of Board to make regulations

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may, by notification and with the previous sanction of the State Government, make regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Board may make regulations providing for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the time and place at which and the manner in which election of members shall be held under sub-section (6) of section 3, and generally for regulating elections under this Act, including the following matters, namely :— (i) for the definition of the practices at elections held under the provisions of this Act which are deemed to be corrupt ; (ii) for the investigation of allegations of corrupt practices ; (iii) for making void the election of any person proved to the satisfaction of the prescribed authority to have been guilty of a corrupt practice or to have connived at or abetted the commission of a corrupt practice or whose agent has been proved so guilty or the result of whose election has been materially affected by the breach of any law, rule or regulation for the time being in force ; (iv) for rendering incapable of becoming a member either permanently or for a term of years any person who may have been proved guilty as aforesaid of a corrupt practice or of conniving at or abetting the commission of the same; (v) for prescribing the authority by which questions relating to the matter referred to in this clause shall be determined; and (vi) for authorising courts to take cognizance of breach of any such regulation on the complaint of such authority as may be prescribed or some person authorised in writing by such authority ; (b) the manner in which persons shall be co-opted as members under sub-section (8) of section 3 ; (c) the procedure in accordance with which the meetings of the Board shall be convened under sub-section (1) of section 11 ; (d) the other officers referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 12 which the Board may have and the terms and conditions of service of such officers and the Secretary of the Board ; (e) the courses of instruction, text-books and other books of study for purposes of imparting school education and the holding and conduct of examinations including the appointment of examiners and their duties and powers ; (f) the conditions on which candidates shall be admitted to the examinations and the fees to be paid by them ; (g) the penalties for misconduct to which examinees, examiners and other persons engaged in the conduct of examinations shall be subjected ; (h) the measures to promote intellectual, physical, moral and social welfare of students, in recognised institutions and the conditions of their residence and discipline ; (i) the committee which may be set up by the Board under sub-section (1) of section 14 and the maximum number of members thereof; the quorum of such committees and the manner in which they shall transact their business ; (j) the control, administration, custody and management of the Board Fund ; (k) the powers, duties and functions to be exercised or performed by the officers of the Board ; and (l) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed. (3) The State Government shall communicate either its sanction or refusal to a draft regulation submitted by the Board, or suggest modifications therein.