Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Dam Safety Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-12-13

Long Title: An Act to provide for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of the specified dam for prevention of dam failure related disasters and to provide for institutional mechanism to ensure their safe functioning and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shaktri

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

Section 52: Power of Central Government to make rules.
    (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
    (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: —
        (a) the time and place of the meetings of the National Committee and the procedure to be followed at such meetings under sub-section (1) of section 7 and the expenditure incurred on the meetings of the National Committee under sub-section (3) of section 7;
        (b) the qualifications and experience of the officers and other employee of the Authority in the field of dam safety or such other field under sub-section (1) of section 10;
        (c) the functions, powers, and terms and conditions of service of other officers and other employees of the Authority under sub-section (2) of section 10;
        (d) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be made by the Central Government by rules.
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