14. Transitional provision
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Where there is on the appointed date in any school, a School Development Board and sub-committees established or constituted in a manner similar to that pro-vided in this Act and such Boards or suh-committees are recognized in writing by the Anuronriate Educational Autho-ritv, such Boards and sth-committees shall he deomed to have heen established and constituted under the provisions of this Act.
School Development Boards
Every member of a Loard or sub-committee recogniz-ed under subsection (1) and holding office on the appointed date, shall continue to hold office in such Board or sub-committee, as the case may be, for a period of three years calculated, from the appointed date,
The Appropriate Educational Authority may give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, as appear to him to be necessary or expedient to enable any such Board or sub-committee to discharge the functions assigned to a Board or sub-committee by this Act.