Act Number: 54

Act Name: The Auroville Foundation Act, 1988

Year: 1988

Enactment Date: 1988-09-29

Long Title: An Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of Auroville and to vest such undertakings in a foundation established for the purpose with a view to making long-term arrangements for the better management and further development of Auroville in accordance with its original charter and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 32: Power to make regulations.
    (1) The Governing Board may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder, for enabling it to discharge its functions under this Act.
     (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (a) the procedure to be followed at meetings of the Governing Board or at the meetings of the committees appointed by it and the number of members which shall form a quorum at such meetings;
         (b) the delegation to the Chairman, other members, Secretary or other officers of the Governing Board, of any of the powers, duties of the Governing Board under this Act;
         (c) the travelling and other allowances payable to persons associated under sub-section (4) of section 11 or co-opted under sub-section (2) of section 16;
         (d) the pay and allowances and leave and other conditions of service of officers (other than those appointed by the Central Government) and other employees of the Foundation;
         (e) the maintenance of the accounts of the Foundation;
         (f) the maintenance of the registers and other records of the Foundation and its various committees;
         (g) the appointment by the Governing Board of agents to discharge on its behalf any of its functions;
         (h) admission or termination of persons in the register of residents.
     (3) No regulation made by the Governing Board shall have effect until it has been approved by the Central Government and published in the Official Gazette, and the Central Government, in approving the regulation, may make changes therein which appear to it to be necessary.
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