Section List

Act Number: 63

Act Name: The Betwa River Board Act, 1976

Year: 1976

Enactment Date: 1976-04-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the creation of a reservoir at Rajghat by construction, on behalf of the Governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, of a dam on the Betwa river at Rajghat and for the regulation of such reservoir.

Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shaktri

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

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and commencement.
2 Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.
3 Definitions.
4 Establishment and incorporation of the Betwa River Board.
5 Executive Committee.
6 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board or the Executive Committee.
7 Chief Engineer and Financial Adviser.
8 Other officers and employees of the Board.
9 Advisory Committees.
10 Functions of the Board.
11 Conditions subject to which the Board may exercise its functions.
12 Powers of the Board.
13 Betwa River Board Fund.
14 Budget.
15 Annual report.
16 Accounts and audit.
17 Directions by Central Government.
18 Disputes between the Board and the State Governments.
19 Power to enter.
20 Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants.
21 Protection of action taken in good faith.
22 Power to make rules.
23 Power to make regulations.
24 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
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