The BETWA RIVER BOARD ACT, 1976

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Betwa River Board Act, 1976.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, after consultation with the Governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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  1. 1.Short title and commencement.
  2. 2.Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
  3. 3.Definitions.
  4. 4.Establishment and incorporation of the Betwa River Board.
  5. 5.Executive Committee.
  6. 6.Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board or the Executive Committee.
  7. 7.Chief Engineer and Financial Adviser.
  8. 8.Other officers and employees of the Board.
  9. 9.Advisory Committees.
  10. 10.Functions of the Board.
  11. 11.Conditions subject to which the Board may exercise its functions.
  12. 12.Powers of the Board.
  13. 13.Betwa River Board Fund.
  14. 14.Budget.
  15. 15.Annual report.
  16. 16.Accounts and audit.
  17. 17.Directions by Central Government.
  18. 18.Disputes between the Board and the State Governments.
  19. 19.Power to enter.
  20. 20.Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants.
  21. 21.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  22. 22.Power to make rules.
  23. 23.Power to make regulations.
  24. 24.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
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