16. Vice-President and his powers and functions:-

(1) The Vice-President shall be appointed by the State Government under such terms and conditions as they may determine and he shall be either a whole-time or a part-time officer of the Board. (2) The State Government may, subject to such conditions as they may impose, delegate such of the powers of the President conferred upon him by or under this Act to the Vice-President as they consider necessary. (3) Without prejudice to the delegation made under sub-section (2), the President may delegate any of the powers conferred upon him by or under this Act to the Vice-President. (4) The powers so delegated may, at any time, be withdrawn in like manner and the Vice-President shall, in exercising the said power, be subject to the control of the President.