NCTE Act 21Chapter V · Bodies of the Council
Section 21 · Power to terminate the Regional Committee
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(1) If the Council is of the opinion that a
Regional Committee is unable to perform, or has persistently made default in the performance of the
duties imposed on it by or under this Act or has exceeded or abused its powers, or has wilfully or without
sufficient cause, failed to comply with any direction issued by the Council for carrying out the provisions
of this Act, the Council may, by notification in the Official Gazette, terminate forthwith the Regional
Committee.
(2) Upon the publication of a notification under sub-section (1),--
(a) all members of the Regional Committee shall, notwithstanding that their term of office had not expired, as from the date of the termination, vacate their office as such members; and
(b) all the powers and duties which may, by or under the provisions of this Act be exercised or performed by or on behalf of the Regional Committee shall, during the period when the term of office of its members stand terminated, be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the Council may direct.
(3) The Council may at any time after publication of a notification under sub-section (2), re-constitute the Regional Committee in the manner provided in sub-section (3) of section 20:
Provided that it shall be competent for the Council to appoint any person, who was a member of a Regional Committee which was terminated, as a member of the reconstituted Regional Committee.
(2) Upon the publication of a notification under sub-section (1),--
(a) all members of the Regional Committee shall, notwithstanding that their term of office had not expired, as from the date of the termination, vacate their office as such members; and
(b) all the powers and duties which may, by or under the provisions of this Act be exercised or performed by or on behalf of the Regional Committee shall, during the period when the term of office of its members stand terminated, be exercised and performed by such person or persons as the Council may direct.
(3) The Council may at any time after publication of a notification under sub-section (2), re-constitute the Regional Committee in the manner provided in sub-section (3) of section 20:
Provided that it shall be competent for the Council to appoint any person, who was a member of a Regional Committee which was terminated, as a member of the reconstituted Regional Committee.
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