Registrar

Registrar.

1. (1) The Board shall, with the previous approval of the Government, appoint a Registrar. The Registrar shall receive such salary and allowances and be subject to such conditions of service as may be prescribed by rules. The Board may, from time to time, grant him leave and may appoint a person to act in his place. Any person duly appointed to act as Registrar shall be deemed to be the Registrar for all the purposes of this Act, provided that for the first four years [from the first constitution of the Board after the commencement of the Jammu and Kashmir Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 1968,] the Registrar shall be a person appointed by the Government and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Government.
2. (2) Any order of the Board appointing, punishing or removing a Registrar from office shall not be passed without the previous approval of the Government.
3. (3) The Board may appoint such other officers and servants as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act : Provided that the number and designation of such officers and servants, their salaries and allowances shall be subject to the previous approval of the Government.
4. (4) The Registrar and any other officer or servant appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Ranbir Penal Code, 1989.