The Betwa River Board Act, 1976
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shaktri / Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Section
Section 21 Protection of action taken in good faith.
(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central Government or the Government of Madhya Pradesh or Uttar Pradesh or any member of the Board or the Executive Committee or any officer or employee of the Board for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations.
(2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Board for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything in good faith done or purported to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations and, in particular, it shall not be the responsibility of the Board to provide for relief measures necessitated by floods or by breaches and failure of works.
(2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Board for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything in good faith done or purported to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations and, in particular, it shall not be the responsibility of the Board to provide for relief measures necessitated by floods or by breaches and failure of works.
Section 22 Power to make rules. 1 docs
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the composition of, and the procedure to be followed, by the Executive Committee and all other matters relating to the Executive Committee, under sub-sections (2) and (5) of section 5;
(b) the powers and duties which may be exercised or discharged by the Chief Engineer of the Board, under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 7;
(c) the terms and conditions of service of the Chief Engineer of, and the Financial Adviser and the Secretary to, the Board, under sub-section (4) of section 7;
(d) appointment of officers and employees of the Board, under sub-section (1) of section 8;
(e) the form in which and the time at which the budget and annual report of the Board shall be prepared, under section 14, and sub-section (1) of section 15;
(f) the manner in which the accounts of the Board shall be maintained and audited, under section 16;
(g) the form and manner in which disputes may be referred under section 18 to the Central Government and the procedure to be followed by the Central Government for the settlement of such disputes.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the composition of, and the procedure to be followed, by the Executive Committee and all other matters relating to the Executive Committee, under sub-sections (2) and (5) of section 5;
(b) the powers and duties which may be exercised or discharged by the Chief Engineer of the Board, under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 7;
(c) the terms and conditions of service of the Chief Engineer of, and the Financial Adviser and the Secretary to, the Board, under sub-section (4) of section 7;
(d) appointment of officers and employees of the Board, under sub-section (1) of section 8;
(e) the form in which and the time at which the budget and annual report of the Board shall be prepared, under section 14, and sub-section (1) of section 15;
(f) the manner in which the accounts of the Board shall be maintained and audited, under section 16;
(g) the form and manner in which disputes may be referred under section 18 to the Central Government and the procedure to be followed by the Central Government for the settlement of such disputes.
Section 23 Power to make regulations. 1 docs
(1) The Board may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules, for enabling it to discharge its functions under this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the manner in which and the purposes for which the Board may associate with itself any persons, under sub-section (5) of section 4;
(b) the powers which may be exercised and the duties which may be discharged by the Chief Engineer of the Board, under sub-section (2) (b) of section 7;
(c) the terms and conditions of service of the officers (other than the Chief Engineer of the Board, Financial Adviser and Secretary to the Board) and other employees of the Board, under sub-section (2) of section 8.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the manner in which and the purposes for which the Board may associate with itself any persons, under sub-section (5) of section 4;
(b) the powers which may be exercised and the duties which may be discharged by the Chief Engineer of the Board, under sub-section (2) (b) of section 7;
(c) the terms and conditions of service of the officers (other than the Chief Engineer of the Board, Financial Adviser and Secretary to the Board) and other employees of the Board, under sub-section (2) of section 8.
Section 24 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
Every rule and every regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation, as the case may be, or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation, as the case may be, should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or regulation.