Powers of Government to issue directions

(1) The Government shall have the power, after considering the suggestions or recommendations, if any, tendered by the Board, to issue to the Board such directions as it may consider necessary in regard to all or any of the matters specified in sub-clause (2) of section 6. The Board shall comply with such directions. (2)(a) The Government shall have also the right to address the Board with reference to anything it has conducted or done or, is conducting or doing or, intends to conduct or do and to communicate to the Board its views in the matter. (b) The Board shall report to the Government such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has taken upon the communications and shall furnish an explanation if it fails to take action. (c) If the Board does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Government, the Government may, consider explanation, furnished if any, or representation made by the Board and issue directions consistent with this Act as it may think fit, and the Board shall comply with such directions. (3) The Government may, by order in writing specifying the reasons thereof, suspend the execution of any resolution or order of the Board and prohibit the doing of the action ordered to be or purporting to be ordered to be done by the Board, if the Government is of the opinion that such, resolution, order or act is in excess of the power conferred by or under this Act upon the Board.