23Executive Director
(1) The Executive Director shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Board in such manner and on such terms and conditions of service, as may be specified by the Statutes.
(2) The Executive Director shall—
(a) be the principal executive and academic officer of the Regional Centre;
(b) direct the work of the Regional Centre in conformity with the programmes and directives established by the Board;
(c) propose the draft work plan and budget to be submitted to the Board;
(d) prepare the agenda for the sessions of the Board;
(e) prepare reports on the Regional Centre's activities for submission to the Board; and
(f) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be specified by the Statutes.
(3) The financial powers delegated to the Executive Director by the Board shall be such as may be specified by the Statutes.
(4) The Executive Director may, if he is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on any matter, exercise any power conferred on any authority of the Regional Centre by or under this Act and shall report to such authority at its next meeting the action taken by him on such matter.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment and incorporation of Regional Centre for Biotechnology
- 4 Declaration of Regional Centre for Biotechnology as an institution of national importance
- 5 Effect of establishment of Regional Centre
- 6 Jurisdiction
- 7 Objectives of Regional Centre
- 8 Functions of Regional Centre
- 9 Regional Centre to work in collaboration with other institutions of UNESCO
- 10 Powers of Regional Centre
- 11 Regional Centre open to all castes, creed, race or class
- 12 Privileges and immunities of Regional Centre
- 13 Authorities of Regional Centre
- 14 Board of Governors
- 15 Powers and functions of Board
- 16 Powers and functions of Chairperson
- 17 Programme Advisory Committee
- 18 Executive Committee
- 19 Finance Committee
- 20 Other authorities of Regional Centre
- 21 Board of Studies
- 22 Officers of Regional Centre
- 23 Executive Director
- 24 Deans and Sub-Deans
- 25 Associate Director (Administration)
- 26 Registrar
- 27 Finance officer
- 28 Other officers
- 29 Grants and loans to Regional Centre
- 30 Fund of Regional Centre
- 31 Annual report
- 32 Annual accounts
- 33 Returns and information
- 34 Review of functioning of Regional Centre
- 35 Appointment and conditions of service of employees of Regional Centre
- 36 Meetings
- 37 Filling of casual vacancies
- 38 Proceedings of authorities not invalidated by vacancies
- 39 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 40 Arbitration
- 41 Power to make Statutes
- 42 Power to make Ordinances
- 43 Regulations
- 44 Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to be published in the Official Gazette and to be laid before Parliament
- 45 Power to make Statutes or Ordinances or Regulations retrospectively
- 46 Power to remove difficulties