12Power to issue directions to Society
(1) The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that it is necessary so to do in the public interest issue, for reasons to be recorded and communicated to the Society, such directions as it thinks to the Society, and such directions may include directions requiring the Society--
(a) to amend the memorandum or to make or amend any regulation within such period as may be specified in the directions;
(b) to give priorities to the work undertaken or to be undertaken by the Society in such manner as the Central Government may think fit to specify in this behalf.
(2) Any directions issued under this section shall have effect, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in the memorandum or regulations of the Society.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Declaration of Asiatic Society as an institution of national importance
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Grants, loans, etc., by Central Government to Society
- 5 Audit of accounts of Society
- 6 Annual report
- 7 Prior approval of Central Government necessary for certain action by Society
- 8 Planning Board
- 9 Committees
- 10 Review of work done, inspection of assets, etc
- 11 Society to afford facilities to Committees
- 12 Power to issue directions to Society
- 13 Power of Central Government to assume functions of control
- 14 Act to have overriding effect
- 15 Power to make rules