POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBER-SECRETARY. — CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974

9. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBER-SECRETARY. The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:- (1) The Member-Secretary shall be in charge of all the confidential papers of the Board and shall be responsible for preserving them. (2) The Member-Secretary shall produce such papers whenever so directed by the Chairman or by the Central Board. (3) The Member-Secretary shall make available to any member of the Central Board, for his perusal, any record of the Board. (4) The Member-Secretary shall be entitled to call for the services of any officer or employee of the Central Board, and files, papers and documents for study from any department of the Board, as also to carry out inspection of any department at any time including checking of accounts, vouchers, bills and others records and stores pertaining to the Board or regional offices thereunder. (5) The Member-Secretary may withhold any payment: Provided that as soon as may be 1 [and in any case not later than three months] after such withholding of payment the matter shall be placed before the Central Board for its approval: (6) The Member-Secretary shall make all arrangements for holding meetings of the Central Board and meetings of the Committees constituted by the Central Board.

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