Amendment of Section 4

Section 4 of the Principal Act shall be substituted by the following, namely :- "4.( 1) The Board shall consists of the following members namely (a) The Chairman Chairman (b) The Secretary Member Secretary (c) The Director of Higher and Technical Ex-officio Member Education (d) The Director of School Education Ex-officio Member (e) The Director of SCERT Ex-officio Member (f) The Director of Sports & Youth Services Ex-officio Member (g) One Principal of a Govt.College to be Ex-officio Member nominated by the Controlling Authority (h) The Principal, Institute of Advanced Ex-officio Member Studies in Education (i) One of the Principals of the District Ex-officio Member Institute of Education & Training in Mizoram to be nominated by the Director of SCERT (j) One of the District Education Officers in Ex-officio Member the State to be nominated by the Director of School Education (k) Registrar, Mizoram University Ex-officio Member (1) Members to be nominated by the Controlling Authority: (i) One member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; (ii) One Principal of Higher Secondary School; (iii) One Headmaster of High School; and (iv) One lady educationist. (2) The Director (Academic) and the Controller of Examinations shall be entitled to attend and speak at any meeting of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote there at. (3) The Board shall have power to co-opt not more than two from amongst the distinguished or eminent educationists. (4) The Board as constituted in sub-section (1), except the co-opted members in sub-section (3), shall function as Governing Body of the Board. (5) If by such date as may be prescribed, any of the concerned authorities fail to nominate member or members as provided in sub-section (1), the Chairman shall have power to appoint such member or members: Provided that in the case of the Legislative Assembly, if the said Assembly has been dissolved, the Controlling Authority shall appoint a suitable person to be a member to hold office until the said Assembly is reconstituted and regular representative is recommended and a person appointed under this sub-section shall be deemed to be a member of the Board."