11(5)

11(5)(a) If a trustee or member is unable to attend any meeting of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof, as the case may be, he may, by a written instrument, signed by him, addressed to the Chairperson of the concerned body and explaining the reasons for his inability to attend the meeting, appoint any representative of the organisation, which he represents on the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof, as his substitute for attending that meeting of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof in his place: Provided that no such appointment shall be valid unless—

11(5)(a)(i) such appointment has been approved by the Chairperson of the body concerned; and (ii) the instrument making such appointment has been received by the Chairperson of the body concerned before the date fixed for the meeting.

11(5)(b) A substitute validly appointed under clause (a) shall have all the rights and powers of the member to whom he represents in relation to the meeting of the body concerned, in respect of which he is appointed and shall receive allowances, and be under obligations as if he were a trustee or the member appointed under the Code.

11(5)(c) A trustee or the member appointing a substitute for attending any meeting of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof under clause (a), shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-rule, continue to be liable for the misappropriation or misapplication of the fund by the substitute and shall also be liable for any act of misfeasance or non-feasance committed in relation to the fund by the substitute appointed by him.