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1968 · : Mah. XVIII]

1 · Short title and commencement. — (1) This Act may be called the Mahatma Phule Vastu Sangrahalaya, Poona, Act, 1968.

3 · Aims and objects.— (1) The aims and objects of the Museum shall be—

1 · For Statement of Objects and Reasons of the L. A . Bill No. VII of 1968, see Maharashtra Government Gazette, 1968, Extraordinary, Part V, dated 22 nd February 1968, Page 91.

2 · 15 th August 1968, vide G.N., L. & S. W. D., No. MSM. 1665-Q, dated 19 th July 1968.

4 · Members of the Museum. — (1) The members of the Museum shall consist of the following classes: —

5 · Meeting of general body of members of the Museum.— A meeting of the general body of the members of the Museum shall be called by the Board every year, at such time and place as may be prescribed.

6 · Constitution of the Board. — (1) There shall be constituted for the maintenance and management of the Museum, and for carrying into effect the other purposes of this Act, a Board of trustees. The Board shall be a body corporate by the name of "The Trustees of the Mahatma Phule Vastu Sangrahalaya, Poona " , and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall have

1 · [(iii) the Director of Archaeology and Museum;]

1 · Clause (iii) was substituted for the original by Mah. 63 of 1977, s. 2.

2 · Clauses (i) and (ii) were substituted for the original by Mah. 27 of 2005, s. 5.

7 · Term of office. — (1) The members of the Board representing the Maharashtra Legislative Council and Assembly shall hold office, so long as they are members of the said Council or Assembly, as the case may be. The benefactors shall hold office for life. Save as otherwise provided, the other members (excluding the ex-officio members) shall hold office for a period of three years.

8 · Quorum.— (1) When any meetings of the Board is held, the Commissioner, Poona Division, and in his absence, the Chairman of the Board, and in the absence of both, a member who is a Government officer and is elected by the members present at the meeting shall preside.

9 · Acts of Board not invalid by reason of vacancy, etc.— No act of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reasons of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of the Board.

10 · Power to appoint committees.— Subject to the provisions of any rules made in this behalf, the Board may, from time to time, by resolution passed at a meeting—

11 · Property vested in Board on trust.— All the property, whether movable or immovable, which at the commencement of this Act is held by the Board constituted under the Lord Reay Maharashtra Industrial Museum Act, 1947 (Bom. XXXII of 1947), on trust for the purposes of that Museum shall, together with any such property which may hereafter be given, bequeathed, transferred or acquired for the said purposes, including contributions, fees and subscriptions, and property accruing as a result of the exercise of any of the Board's powers, shall, by virtue of this section and without further assurance, vest in the Board on trust for the purposes of the Museum.

12 · Power of Board to lend, exchange, sell, present or destroy articles in collections. — Subject to the provisions of any rules or by-laws made in this behalf, the Board may, from time to time, —

13 · Further power of Board.— The Board may, if it thinks fit for the purposes of its trust under this Act, —

14 · Power of Board to borrow. — The Board may, from time to time, borrow or reborrow and take up at interest from the Central Government or the State Government or, with previous sanction of the State Government, from any person, any sum necessary for the purpose of defraying any costs , charges or expenses incurred or to be incurred by it to carry out the purposes of this Act, or for the purposes of repaying either in whole or in part any sums hereafter borrowed or owing by the Board.

15 · Power of Board to make by-laws.— (1) The Board may, from time to time, with the previous sanction of the State Government, make by-laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or rules made thereunder, for any purpose necessary for the execution of its trust.

16 · Secretary and staff.— There shall be a Director of the Museum, who shall also be the Secretary to the Board. The Board may employ such other officers and servants as it shall deem necessary for the efficient execution of its duties under this Act. Subject to any rules made in this behalf, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of service of the Director and other staff as it may employ.

17 · Officers and servants of Board to be public servants.— All officers and servants employed by the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).

18 · Contribution by Municipal Corporation of City of Poona.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (Bom. LIX of 1949), the Municipal Corporation of the City of Poona shall make an annual grant of not less than Rs. 7,500 to the funds of the Museum.

19 · Expenditure.— (1) All expenditure shall be sanctioned by the Board. The Board may, from time to time, authorise the Chairman and the Secretary to sanction expenditure every month up to such limits as may be determined in its by-laws. All cases of sanction by the Chairman or the Secretary shall be duly placed before the subsequent meeting of the Board for ratification.

20 · Audit. — (1) There shall be an annual audit of the accounts of the Museum carried out by an auditor appointed in this behalf by 1 [the Chief Auditor, Local Fund Accounts].

21 · Inspection of Museum.— The State Government shall have the right to cause inspection to be made by such person or persons as it may appoint of the Museum and its buildings, library books, furniture and other equipment and, upon any recommendation made by such person or persons, to direct the Board to take such action as it may think fit. The Board shall comply with such directions.

22 · Rules. — (1) The State Government may, after consultation with the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

1 · These words were substituted for the words "the Accountant -General, Maharashtra" by Mah. 63 of 1977, s. 3.

23 · Repeal and saving.— (1) On the date of commencement of this Act, the Lord Reay Maharashtra Industrial Museum Act, 1947 (Bom. XXXII of 1947), shall stand repealed.

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