4 (b) ii) Powers and duties of Officers and Employees of the Institute

The Chairman of the Governing Body of the Institute presides over all the meetings of the Governing Body and other Committees of which he is a Member.  The Governing Body may, by resolution, delegate to the Chairman such of its powers for the conduct of business as it may deem fit, subject to the condition that the action taken by the Chairman under the powers delegated under the rules is reported for information at the next meeting of the Governing Body.  In emergent cases, the Chairman exercises the powers of the Governing Body and appraise the Governing Body of the action taken by him.

1. The  Director  is the academic as well as administrative head of the Institute.  All members of staff of the Institute are under the general control of the Director who may issue standing orders  from  time to time as may be necessary.  The Director prescribes  the  duties of all officers and employees of the Institute and  exercises such supervision and disciplinary control as may be necessary, subject to Rules and Bye-Laws and any other instructions that may be issued by the Governing Body from time to time.

2. It is the duty of the Director to coordinate and exercise general supervision over all research, training and other activities of the Institute.

3. Subject to Rules, the Director has the power to sanction all expenditure within the approved budget and to make re-appropriations.

4. The Director has the power to negotiate and enter into contracts on behalf of the Institute and to vary or rescind such contracts.

5. The Director  submits the Annual Report of the Institute to the Governing Body during its meeting to be held after the close of the financial year but not later than the ensuing September.

6. It is the duty of the Director to see that the provisions  of the  Memorandum  of  Association,  Rules  and Regulations and the Bye-laws including Staff Rules are duly observed.