National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998
8. Powers of Board
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the
Board shall be responsible for the general superintendence, direction and
control of the affairs of the Institute and shall exercise all the powers not
otherwise provided for by this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, and shall
have the power to review the acts of the Senate.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of
sub-section (1), the Board shall-
(a) take decisions on
questions of policy relating to the administration and working of the
Institute;
(b) fix, demand and
receive fees and other charges;
(c) supervise and
control the residence and regulate the discipline of students of the Institute
and to make arrangements for promoting their health, general welfare and
cultural and corporate life;
(d) institute academic
and other posts and to make appointments thereto (except in the case of the
Director)
(e) frame Statutes and
Ordinances and to alter, modify or rescind the same;
(f) institute and
award fellowship, scholarship, prizes and medals;
(g) consider and pass
resolutions on the annual report, the annual accounts and the budget estimates
of the Institute for the next financial year as it thinks fit together with a
statement of its development plans; and
(h) do all such things
as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of
the aforesaid powers.
(3) The Board shall have the power to appoint
such committees as it considers necessary for the exercise of its powers and
the performance of its duties under this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in
sub-section (2) of section 4, the Board shall not dispose of in any manner any
immovable property without the prior approval of the Central Government.