Powers and duties of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman

(1) The Chairman shall be the administrative head of the Board. (2) The Chairman shall exercise all powers necessary and be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations made there under. (3) In any emergency arising out of the administrative business of the Board, which in the opinion of the Chairman requires immediate action, the Chairman shall with the approval of the State Government, take such action, as he deems necessary and shall thereafter report the action to the Board at its next meeting: Provided that in respect of the matters, which are related directly to the conduct of examinations and date-bound court cases, the Chairman may, take such action, as he deems necessary, without the prior approval of the State Government, but he shall place the matter in the next meeting of the Board for its approval. (4) The Vice-Chairman shall assist the Chairman in all matters, administrative and academic, shall discharge such duties and exercise such powers as may be delegated to him by the Chairman, and shall in the latter's absence exercise all the powers of the Chairman.