Board of Directors

(1) For the purpose of directing the affairs of the Institute, there shall be constituted a Board of Directors which shall consist of the President as Chairperson and six other members to be appointed by the Minister from among the civil society and other persons with knowledge and experience in the fields of arts and culture, tourism, archaeology, history, research and other related disciplines. (1A) The Administrator of the Institute shall be an ex-officio member of the Board without a right to vote. (2) A quorum of all meetings of the Board shall be five (3) The Board may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members (4) The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board but, in the absence of the Chairperson, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting. (5) All decisions of the Board shall be by a majority of the members present and voting thereon at the meeting and in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote. National Institute of Culture 12 and History (6) A member of the Board who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in a contract made or proposed to be made by the Board, shall, as soon as possible after the relevant circumstances have come to that member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Board. (6A) Any disclosure made under sub-section (6) shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board and the member– (a) shall not take part after the disclosure in any deliberation or decision of the Board with respect to the contract; and (b) shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Board for any such deliberation or decision. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may regulate its own procedure. (8) A member of the Board, other than ex-officio members, shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years, as the Minister may direct in the instrument appointing such member, but such member shall be eligible for reappointment. (9) Any member of the Board, other than ex-officio members, may at any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the President who shall forthwith cause it to be forwarded to the Minister, and upon the date of the receipt by the President of such instrument, such member shall cease to be a member of the Board. (10) The appointment or resignation of any member of the Board, other than ex-officio members, shall be published in the Gazette. National Institute of Culture and History 13