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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation
in English of the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Mah. Act
No. LII of 2018), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

RAJENDRA G. BHAGWAT,
I/c. Secretary (Legislation) to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.

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MAHARASHTRA ACT No. LII OF  2018.

(First published after having received the assent of the Governor in the
“ Maharashtra Government Gazette ”, on the 10th August 2018).

An  Act further  to amend  the  Maharashtra Water  Conservation
Corporation  Act,  2000.

  Mah.
III  of
2001.

WHEREAS  it is  expedient further  to amend  the Maharashtra  Water
Conservation Corporation Act, 2000, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
it  is  hereby  enacted  in  the  Sixty-ninth  Year  of  the  Republic  of  India  as
follows :—

1. This  Act  may  be  called  the  Maharashtra  Water  Conservation

Short title.

Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2018.

  Mah.
III  of
2001.

2.

In section 1 of  the Maharashtra  Water Conservation  Corporation
Act, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as “ the principal Act”), in sub-section (2),
for the figure “250” the figure “600” shall be substituted.

3.

In section 2 of principal Act,—

(a) in clause (d), for figure “250” the figure “600” shall be substituted ;

Amendment
of section 1 of
Mah. III of
2001.

Amendment
of section 2 of
Mah. III of
2001.

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(b) for clause (h), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :—

“(h) “member” means a member of the Corporation and includes

the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Corporation ;”.

Amendment
of section 4 of
Mah. III of
2001.

4.

In section 4 of the principal Act,—

(a) in sub-section (1),—

(i) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—

“(b-1)  One member to  be  nominated  by
the  State  Government,   having   special
knowledge  and  practical  experience  of
water conservation and soil conservation
as  well   as  having   a  experience  about
water   conservation,  through  peoples
participation ;

Vice-
Chairman;”;

(ii) for  clause  (q), the  following clause  shall be  substituted,

namely :—

“ (q) two members to be nominated by the State Government
having special knowledge and practical experience in the field
of Irrigation ;”;

(b) in sub-section (2), for the words, brackets and letters “clauses
(a) to (n)” the words, brackets and letters “clauses (a), (b) and (c) to (n)”
shall be substituted ;

(c) in sub-section (3), after the word “clauses” the brackets, letter

and number “(b-1),” shall be inserted ;

(d)  in sub-section (4), after the word “clauses” the brackets, letter

and number “(b-1),” shall be inserted.

5.

In section 5 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—
(a) for  the  portion  beginning  with  the  words  “consisting  of  the
Chairman” and ending with the words “the following members” the words
“consisting of the Chairman of the Corporation as the Chairperson, the
Vice-Chairmen  of  the Corporation  as  the Vice-Chairpersons  and  the
following members” shall be substituted ;

(b) in  clause  (b),  for  the  words  and  brackets  “Chief  Engineer,
Irrigation  (Local  Sector),  Pune”  the  words  and  brackets  “Additional
Commissioner (Water Conservation)” shall be substituted ;

(c) in clause  (c),  for  the  words  “Director,  Soil Conservation  and
Watershed Management,  Pune” the  words “Additional  Commissioner
(Soil Conservation)” shall be substituted.

6.

In section 7 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after the word

“clauses” the brackets, letter and number “(b-1),” shall be inserted.

7.

In section 8 of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-

section shall be substituted, namely :—

“(2) The  Chairman  shall  preside  over  every  meeting  of
the  Corporation.  In  the  absence  of  the  Chairman,  the Ex  officio
Vice-Chairman under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 shall preside
over  such  meeting  and  in  absence  of  both  Chairman  and Ex  officio

Amendment
of section 5 of
Mah. III of
2001.

Amendment
of section 7 of
Mah. III of
2001.

Amendment
of section 8 of
Mah. III of
2001.

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Vice-Chairman  under  clause  (b)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  4,  the
nominated Vice-Chairman under clause (b-1) of sub-section (1) of section
4 shall preside over the meeting. If, for any reason, the Chairman and
Vice-Chairmen are unable to attend any meeting, the meeting shall be
presided  over  by  the  seniormost  member  Minister,  present  in  the
meeting.”.

8.

In section 17 of the principal Act, in proviso to sub-section (4), for
the words “Executive Engineers” at  both the  places where  they occur,  the
words “District Water Conservation Officers” shall be substituted.

Amendment
of section 17
of Mah. III of
2001.

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