Section 8:
Officers, committees and servants of the Council.
(1) The Secretary of the Council (who may
also, if it is deemed expedient by the Council, act as Treasurer) shall, for three years from the first
constitution of the Council, be a person appointed by the Central Government and shall hold office during
the pleasure of the Central Government.
(2) The Council shall--
(a) elect from among its members a Vice-President;
(b) constitute from among its members an Executive Committee and such other committees
for general or special purposes as the Council deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this
Act;
(c) subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), appoint a Secretary, who may also, if deemed
expedient, act as Treasurer;
(d) appoint or nominate such other officers and servants as the Council deems necessary to
carry out the purposes of this Act;
(e) require and take from the Secretary, or from any other officer or servant, such security for
the due performance of his duties as the Council deems necessary;
(f) with the previous sanction of the Central Government, fix the fees and allowances to be
paid to the President, Vice-President and members and the pay and allowances of officers and
servants of the Council.