River Boards Act, 1956

Bare Act · 1956

An Act to provide for the establishment of River Boards for the regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys.

Act number: 49 of 1956
Enacted: 12 September 1956
Contents: 29 sections · 4 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Establishment Of River Boards

Section 4 – Establishment of Boards
Section 5 – Composition of Board
Section 6 – Terms and conditions of service of members (preview)
Section 7 – Temporary absence of any member (preview)
Section 8 – Meetings of Board (preview)
Section 9 – Vacancy in Board, etc., not to invalidate acts or proceedings (preview)
Section 10 – Appointment of advisory committee (preview)
Section 11 – Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes (preview)
Section 12 – Staff of Board (preview)

Chapter III — Powers And Functions Of The Board

Section 13 – Matters in respect of which a Board may be authorised to tender advice (preview)
Section 14 – Functions of Board (preview)
Section 15 – Preparation of schemes by Board and their execution (preview)
Section 16 – General Powers of Board (preview)
Section 17 – Payment to Board (preview)
Section 18 – Fund of Board (preview)
Section 19 – Budget (preview)
Section 20 – Annual report (preview)
Section 21 – Accounts and audit (preview)

Chapter IV — Miscellaneous

Section 22 – Arbitration (preview)
Section 23 – Returns and reports (preview)
Section 24 – Delegation of powers (preview)
Section 25 – Members and officers of Board to be public servants (preview)
Section 26 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
Section 27 – Dissolution of Board and transfer of assets and liabilities (preview)
Section 28 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 29 – Power to make regulations (preview)