Constitution of the Board and its dissolution

(1) The Board established under Section 3 shall consist of fifteen members both official and nonofficial, including the President and Secretary to be nominated by the State Government : Provided that- (a) [Omitted] (b) the Secretary shall be an officer of the State Government nominated as such; (c) not more than one-third of the total number shall be official members of the Board. (2) The President, Secretary and other members of the Board shall hold office for such period as the State Government may, by general or special order, direct. (2-a) If at any time the State Government, being satisfied that the Board constituted under this Act is not functioning properly or is incompetent to discharge its functions decide that it shall be dissolved, they may lay such proposal before the Orissa Legislative Assembly and on such proposal being accepted by a resolution of the Assembly, the Board shall stand dissolved on and from the date on which such resolution is passed. (2-b) During the interval between the dissolution and the reconstitution of the Board- (i) all or any of the powers and functions of the Board and its President may be exercised and discharged, as far as may be and to such extent as the State Government may determine, by such person or persons as the State Government may appoint in that behalf; (ii) all funds and other properties vested in the Board shall vest in the State Government; and (iii) all rights, obligations and liabilities (including any liabilities under any contract) of the Board shall become the rights, obligations and liabilities of the State Government. (2-c) Upon reconstitution of the Board the funds and other properties of the Board with the State Government on the date of such reconstitution, shall vest in the Board and the liabilities of the Board subsisting on the said date shall be enforceable against the Board. (3) No member of the Board shall receive or be paid from the fund of the Board any salary or other remuneration for services rendered by him in any capacity whatsoever but shall be allowed travelling allowance as prescribed : Provided that the President may receive such monthly allowance as may be prescribed.