Act Number: 14

Act Name: The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-03-27

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a Corporation for the development of the Damodar Valley in the Provinces of Bihar and West Bengal.

Ministry: Ministry of Power

Department:

Section 2: Interpretation.
    In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--
     (1) "Corporation" means the Damodar Valley Corporation;
     (2) "Damodar Valley" includes the basin of the Damodar river and its tributaries;
     (3) "member" means a member of the Corporation and includes the Chairman;
     (4) "participating Governments" means the Central Government, the State Government of Bihar and the State Government of West Bengal;
     (5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under section 59;
     (6) "State Government" means the Government of Bihar or as the case may be of West Bengal, and "State Government" means the Governments of Bihar and West Bengal;
     (7) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Corporation under section 60.
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