The Brahmaputra Board Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board for the planning and integrated implementation of measures for the control of floods and bank erosion in the Brahmaputra Valley and for matters connected therewith.

1980

List of Chapters & Sections

PRELIMINARY ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARD CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT MISCELLANEOUS

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD

Establishment and incorporation of the Brahmaputra Board

Conditions of service of members

Powers of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

General Manager

Financial Adviser

Chief Engineers, Secretary and other officers

Advisory Committees

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARD

Limits of the Brahmaputra Valley

Master Plan for the control of floods, etc., in the Brahmaputra Valley

Other functions of the Board

Conditions subject to which the Board may perform its functions

General powers of the Board

Forwarding of, and Consultation with respect to, plans, etc., prepared by the Board

CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Directions and instructions by Central Government

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Grants and loans by Central Government

Constitution of Brahmaputra Board Fund

Accounts and audit

MISCELLANEOUS

Disputes between the Board and the State Governments

Removal, etc., of members

Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants

Protection of action taken in good faith

Power to make rules

Power to make regulations

Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament