Maharashtra Jeevan Authority Act, 1976

Bare Act · 1976

Act number: 48 of 1976
Enacted: 11 November 1976
Contents: 72 sections

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Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – Establishment of the Authority
Section 4 – Constitution of the Authority
Section 5 – Disqualification for being non-official Member
Section 6 – Term of office of Members (preview)
Section 6A – Temporary absence of Members (preview)
Section 7 – Other provisions regarding Members (preview)
Section 8 – Officers and servants of the Authority and their recruitment and conditions of service (preview)
Section 9 – Authentication of orders etc. of the Authority (preview)
Section 10 – Assistance of Government Officers, etc (preview)
Section 11 – Delegation of powers (preview)
Section 12 – Disqualification for participation in proceedings of the Authority or Committee on account of interest (preview)
Section 13 – Acts not to be invalidated by vacancy, informality, etc (preview)
Section 14 – Duties and functions of the Authority (preview)
Section 15 – Powers of the Authority (preview)
Section 16 – Powers of the Authority to give directions and to call for returns, reports, etc (preview)
Section 17 – Supervision and centage charges (preview)
Section 18 – Vesting and transfer of property to the Authority (preview)
Section 19 – Decision of the State Government on the vesting of property to be final (preview)
Section 20 – Vesting of existing water supply and sewerage services in the Authority (preview)
Section 21 – Authority to assume obligations in respect of matters to which this Act applies for water works taken over from local bodies (preview)
Section 22 – Co-ordination of activities of the Authority and other local bodies (preview)
Section 22A – Posting and appointment of Engineers in Zilla Parishad, and Maharashtra Jeevan Authority, respectively (preview)
Section 22AA – Power of State Government to depute Government employees entrusted to Maharashtra Jeevan Authority to Zilla Parishads (preview)
Section 22AAA – Provision for voluntary allotment or premature retirement of employees falling under section 22AA (preview)
Section 23 – Transfer of certain Government employees to the Authority (preview)
Section 23A – Power of State Government to depute certain Government employees to the Authority (preview)
Section 24 – Execution of contracts, etc (preview)
Section 25 – Authority Fund (preview)
Section 26 – Other funds of the Authority (preview)
Section 27 – General principles for the Authority finance (preview)
Section 28 – Grants and subventions to the Authority (preview)
Section 29 – Loans to the Authority (preview)
Section 30 – Initial contribution of Government to the Authority Fund (preview)
Section 31 – Powers to borrow and relend (preview)
Section 32 – Depreciation reserve (preview)
Section 33 – Government as guarantor (preview)
Section 34 – Accounts and audit (preview)
Section 35 – Cost of water (preview)
Section 36 – Cost of disposal of waste water (preview)
Section 37 – Meter rent and fees for services (preview)
Section 38 – Deposits (preview)
Section 39 – Recovery of sums due to the Authority (preview)
Section 40 – Definition of supply of water for domestic purposes (preview)
Section 41 – Water supply for domestic purposes not to be used for non-domestic purposes (preview)
Section 42 – Licensed plumbers (preview)
Section 43 – Prohibition of wastage of water (preview)
Section 44 – Power to cut off water supply (preview)
Section 45 – Prohibition of certain other acts (preview)
Section 46 – Right of owner or occupier to obtain sewer connection (preview)
Section 47 – Power to require owner to have sewer connection (preview)
Section 48 – Prohibition of connection with sewer without permission (preview)
Section 49 – Prohibition of construction of private street or building over sewer without permission (preview)
Section 50 – Power to affix shaft etc. for ventilation of sewer or cess pool (preview)
Section 51 – Power to examine and test sewer etc. believed to be defective (preview)
Section 52 – Prohibition of certain other acts (preview)
Section 53 – Power of entry, survey etc (preview)
Section 54 – Power to disinfect tanks, pools and wells (preview)
Section 55 – General penalty (preview)
Section 56 – Cognizance of offence (preview)
Section 57 – Offences by companies (preview)
Section 58 – Power to arrest person committing an offence and refusing to give name and address (preview)
Section 59 – Compounding of offences (preview)
Section 60 – Directions to the Authority on questions of policy (preview)
Section 61 – Annual report, statistics, returns and other information by the Authority (preview)
Section 62 – Duty of local bodies to assist (preview)
Section 63 – General power to pay compensation (preview)
Section 64 – Protection for acts done in good faith (preview)
Section 65 – Rules (preview)
Section 66 – Regulations (preview)
Section 67 – Bye-laws (preview)

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