Act Number: 49

Act Name: The River Boards Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-09-12

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

Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shaktri

Department: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Section 25: Members and officers of Board to be public servants.
    All members and officers of a Board shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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