Section 18. Powers of the Chief Executive Officer in emergency.

(1) In case of emergency, the Chief Executive Officer may direct the execution of any work or the doing of anything which is not provided for in the budget for the year or which is, in his opinion, immediately necessary and unavoidable for the preservation of the Temple or its endowments or for the health, safety or convenience of the pilgrims or worshippers resorting to the Temple or for the due performance of the worship, service, rituals, ceremonies or observances in the Temple and may further direct that the expenses of the execution of such work or the doing of such thing shall be paid out of the Temple Fund. (2) The Chief Executive Officer shall forthwith report to the Board and the Executive Committee the action taken under this section together with a statement of the reasons for such action and thereupon the Board shall take such action, after taking into account the recommendations of the Executive Committee, as it deems fit.