THE BRAHMAPUTRA BOARD ACT, 1980 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union. 
3.  Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD 

4.  Establishment and incorporation of the Brahmaputra Board. 
5.  Conditions of service of members. 
6.  Powers of Chairman and Vice-Chairman. 
7.  General Manager. 
8.  Financial Adviser. 
9.  Chief Engineers, Secretary and other officers. 
10.  Advisory Committees. 

CHAPTER III 
FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARD 

11.  Limits of the Brahmaputra Valley. 
12.  Master Plan for the control of floods, etc., in the Brahmaputra Valley. 
13.  Other functions of the Board. 
14.  Conditions subject to which the Board may perform its functions. 
15.  General powers of the Board. 
16.  Forwarding of, and Consultation with respect to, plans, etc., prepared by the Board. 

CHAPTER IV 
CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

17.  Directions and instructions by Central Government. 

CHAPTER V 
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

18.  Grants and loans by Central Government. 
19.  Constitution of Brahmaputra Board Fund. 
20.  Budget. 
21.  Annual report. 
22.  Accounts and audit. 

CHAPTER VI 
MISCELLANEOUS 

23.  Disputes between the Board and the State Governments. 
24.  Removal, etc., of members. 
25.  Power to enter. 
26.  Members, officers and employees of the Board to be public servants. 
27.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 
28.  Power to make rules. 
29.  Power to make regulations. 
30.  Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 

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THE BRAHMAPUTRA BOARD ACT, 1980 

ACT NO. 46 OF 1980 

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. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

[1st September, 1980.] 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980. 
(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.—It is hereby declared that it is expedient 
in  the  public  interest  that  the  Central  Government  should  take  under  its  control  the  regulation  and 
development of the inter-State Brahmaputra river valley to the extent hereinafter provided. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “Board” means the Brahmaputra Board established under section 4; 

(b)  “Brahmaputra  Valley”  means  the  inter-State  Brahmaputra  river  valley  as  demarcated  under 

section 11; 

(c) “Fund” means the Brahmaputra Board Fund constituted under section 19; 

(d) “Master Plan” means the Master Plan for the control of floods, bank erosion and improvement 
of drainage in the Brahmaputra Valley prepared under section 12 and includes, where it is prepared in 
parts, each such part; 

(e) “member” means a member of the Board; 

(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(g) “regulations” means regulations made by the Board under this Act; 

(h) “rules” means rules made by the Central Government under this Act; 

(i)  “State  Government”,  in  relation  to  a  Union  territory,  means  the  administrator  thereof 

appointed under article 239 of the Constitution. 

CHAPTER II 

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD 

4. Establishment and incorporation of the Brahmaputra Board.—(1) With effect from such date 
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall 
be established for the purposes of this Act a Board, to be called the Brahmaputra Board. 

(2) The  Board shall  be  a  body  corporate  by  the name  aforesaid,  having  perpetual  succession and  a 
common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, 
both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 

(3) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

(a) a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman to be appointed by the Central Government; 

1.  31st  December,  1981,  vide  notification  No.  G.S.R.  677(E),  dated  28th  December,  1981,  see  Gazette  of  India, 

Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i). 

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(b) the General Manager of the Board and the Financial Adviser to the Board, ex officio; 

(c) a member each to represent respectively the Governments of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, 
Manipur  and  Tripura  and  the  Administrations  of  Arunachal  Pradesh  and  Mizoram,  and  the  North-
Eastern Council constituted under section 3 of the North-Eastern Council Act, 1971 (84 of 1971), to 
be appointed by the Central Government; 

(d)  a  member  each  to  represent  respectively  the  Ministries  of  the  Central  Government  dealing 
with agriculture, irrigation, finance, power and transport to be appointed by the Central Government; 

(e)  a  member  each  to  represent  respectively  the  Central  Water  Commission,  the  Central 
Electricity  Authority,  the  Geological  Survey  of  India,  the  India  Meteorological  Department,  to  be 
appointed by the Central Government. 

(4) If any member, for infirmity or otherwise, is incapable of carrying out his duties or is absent on 
leave  otherwise  than  in  circumstances  not  involving  the  vacation  of  his  appointment,  the  Central 
Government may appoint another person to act in his place. 

(5)  Any  officer  of  the  Central  Government,  not  being  a  member  of  the  Board,  if  deputed  by  that 
Government in this behalf, shall have the right to attend the meetings of the Board and take part in the 
proceedings thereof, but shall not be entitled to vote. 

(6) The Board may associate with itself, in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined 
by  regulations,  any  person  whose  assistance  or  advice  it  may  desire  in  complying  with  any  of  the 
provisions of this Act and a person so associated shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the 
Board relevant to the purpose for which he has been associated, but shall not be entitled to vote. 

(7) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalidated merely by reason of— 

(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Board; or 

(b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the Board; or 

(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Board not affecting the merits of the case. 

(8)  Subject  to  any  rules  made  under  this  Act,  the  Board  may  constitute  a  Standing  Committee 
consisting of the General Manager of the Board, Financial Adviser to the Board and three other members 
of the Board. 

(9) The Standing Committee constituted under sub-section (8) shall perform, exercise and discharge 
such of the functions, powers and duties of the Board as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to it by 
the Board. 

5. Conditions of service of members.—The term of office of the members (other than the ex officio 

members) and other conditions of service of the members shall be such as may be prescribed. 

6.  Powers  of  Chairman  and  Vice-Chairman.—(1)  The  Chairman  shall,  in  addition  to  presiding 
over the meetings of the Board, exercise and discharge such powers and  duties of the Board as may be 
delegated to him by the Board and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed. 

(2) The Vice-Chairman of the Board shall exercise and discharge such of the powers and duties of the 

Chairman as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman. 

7. General Manager.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint the General Manager of the Board. 

(2) The terms and conditions of service of the General Manager shall be such as may be prescribed. 

(3) Subject to the general superintendence and control of the Board and the Chairman of the Board, 

the General Manager shall be the Chief Executive Authority of the Board. 

(4) The General Manager shall exercise and discharge such of the powers and duties of the Chairman 
as may be prescribed or, as may be delegated to him by the Chairman, and such other powers and duties 
as may be prescribed by rules or determined by regulations. 

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8.  Financial  Adviser.—(1)  The  Central  Government  shall  appoint  the  Financial  Adviser  to  the 

Board. 

(2) The terms and conditions of service of the Financial Adviser shall be such as may be prescribed. 

9. Chief Engineers, Secretary and other officers.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint— 

(a) two Chief Engineers to assist the General Manager of the Board; and 

(b) the Secretary to the Board. 

(2)  The  Board  may  appoint  such  other  officers  and  employees  as  it  considers  necessary  for  the 

efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. 

(3) The terms and conditions of service of the Chief Engineers, the  Secretary and other officers and 

employees of the Board shall be such as may be determined by regulations. 

10. Advisory Committees.—Subject to any rules made in this behalf, the Board may from time to 
time constitute such Advisory Committees as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions. 

CHAPTER III 

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARD 

11.  Limits  of  the  Brahmaputra  Valley.—(1)  As  soon  as  may  be  after  the  commencement  of  this 
Act,  the  Central  Government  shall,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  demarcate  the  limits  of  the 
Brahmaputra Valley for the purposes of this Act. 

(2) The Board shall perform such of its functions and exercise such of the powers within such areas in 
the Brahmaputra Valley as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify 
from time to time: 

Provided that before issuing any notification in respect of any area under this sub-section, the Central 

Government shall consult the Government of the State within which such area is situated. 

12.  Master Plan for the  control  of floods,  etc.,  in  the  Brahmaputra  Valley.—(1)  Subject to  the 
other  provisions  of  this  Act  and  the  rules,  the  Board  shall  carry  out  surveys  and  investigations  in  the 
Brahmaputra  Valley  and  prepare  a  Master  Plan  for  the  control  of  floods  and  bank  erosion  and 
improvement of drainage in the Brahmaputra Valley: 

Provided that the Board may prepare the Master Plan in parts with reference to different areas of the 
Brahmaputra Valley or with reference to different matters relating to such areas and may, as often as it 
considers necessary so to do, revise the Master Plan or any part thereof. 

(2) In preparing the Master Plan, the Board shall have regard to the development and utilization of the 
water resources  of the  Brahmaputra  Valley  for  irrigation,  hydro  power,  navigation  and  other  beneficial 
purposes and shall, as far as possible, indicate in such plan the works and other measures which may be 
undertaken for such development. 

(3) The Master Plan shall be submitted to the Central Government as soon as may be after it has been 
prepared  or,  as  the  case  may  be,  revised  and  the  Central  Government  shall,  after  consultation  with  the 
State Governments concerned, approve the same subject to such modifications as it may deem fit. 

13. Other functions of the Board.—(1) The Board shall also— 

(a) prepare detailed reports and estimates in respect of the dams and  other projects proposed in 
the Master Plan as approved by the Central Government and indicate in each case the cost attributable 
to different purposes or uses; 

(b) draw up standards and specifications for the construction, operation and maintenance of such 

dams and other projects; 

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(c)  construct,  with  the  approval  of  the  Central  Government,  multi-purpose  dams  and  works 
connected  therewith  proposed  in  the  Master  Plan  as  approved  by  the  Central  Government  and 
maintain and operate such dams and works; 

(d) prepare, in consultation with the State Governments concerned, a phased programme for the 
construction by the State Governments of all dams and other projects proposed in the Master Plan as 
approved by the Central Government other than those referred to in clause (c); 

(e) perform  any other such function which may be prescribed for the proper implementation of 

this Act; 

(f) perform such other functions as are supplemental, incidental or consequential to the functions 

specified in section 12 or in clauses (a) to (d), or prescribed under clause (e), of this sub-section. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (d) of sub-section (1), the Board may, with the prior 
approval  of  the  Central  Government,  construct  any  dam  or  project  referred  to  in  that  clause  if  it  is 
satisfied, having regard to the cost of construction, and the expertise required for the construction, of any 
such dam or project, that it is expedient so to do. 

(3) The Board may maintain and operate any dam or project referred to in sub-section (2) for so long 

as it deems it necessary so to do. 

Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  “multi-purpose  dam”  means  a  dam  which  is 

constructed for purposes of flood control and for other purposes. 

14. Conditions subject to which the Board may perform its functions.—The performance by the 
Board  of  the  functions  specified  in,  or  prescribed  under,  sections  12  and  13  shall  be  subject  to  the 
following conditions, namely:— 

(a)  no  multi-purpose  dam  referred  to  in  clause  (c)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  13  shall  be 
constructed by the Board unless the State Governments concerned make available the land required 
for the purpose; 

(b) no dam or project referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 13 shall be constructed 
by the Board unless the State Governments concerned make available free of cost the land required 
for  its  execution  and  also  undertake  to  take  over  its  maintenance  on  and  from  the  expiry  of  such 
period after its completion as may be specified by the Board; 

(c)  no  dam  or  other  works  shall  be  undertaken  by  the  Board  unless  the  State  Governments 
concerned agree to provide all such assistance as may be required for the construction , operation and 
maintenance thereof; 

(d) such other conditions (including conditions relating to the sharing by the State Governments 
concerned of the whole or any part of cost of dam or other works constructed by the Board) as may be 
specified by the Central Government by general or special order published in the Official Gazette: 

Provided that before  undertaking  the  construction  of any  such dam  or  other  works,  the  Board shall 
apprise the State Governments concerned of the cost of construction of, and the benefits likely to accrue 
from, such dam or other works and the proportion in which the State Governments shall share such cost 
and benefits: 

Provided  further  that  if  the  Board  and  the  State  Governments  are  unable  to  agree  in  respect  of  the 
sharing of the cost and benefits of any such dam or other works, the Board  shall refer the matter to the 
Central Government for decision and the Central Government shall decide such matter after consulting 
the State Governments and the decision of the Central Government shall be final. 

15. General powers of the Board.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules, the Board 
shall have the power to do anything which may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of performing 
its functions under this Act. 

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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Board may— 

(a) publish statistics or other information relating to various aspects of flood control, bank erosion 

and drainage in the Brahmaputra Valley; 

(b) require the State Governments concerned to furnish to it information relating to the measures 
undertaken by them for the control of floods and bank erosion and improvement of drainage in the 
Brahmaputra Valley, topographical, meteorological and hydrological and other related data and such 
other information as the Board may require for the performance of its functions under this Act. 

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

Board.—(1)  The  Board  shall  forward  copies  of  the  Master  Plan,  reports,  estimates,  standards  and 
specifications prepared by it to the Central Government and the State Governments concerned. 

(2)  The  Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments  concerned  may  consult  the  Board  with 
regard  to  any  matters  connected  with,  or  arising  out  of,  such  plan,  reports,  estimates  or  standards  and 
specifications. 

(3) If, for any reason, a State Government considers it necessary to execute any project for the control 
of  floods  and  bank  erosion  and  drainage  work  in  the  Brahmaputra  Valley  and  such  project  is  not 
envisaged  in  the  Master  Plan  or  such  project  is  intended  to  be  executed  by  the  State  Government  in  a 
manner not in conformity with the Master Plan, the State Government may consult the Board with  regard 
to the execution of the project and the Board may make such recommendations as it may deem fit: 

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall be construed as imposing any requirement on 
any State Government to consult the Board with regard to the execution of any works which have become 
urgently necessary by reason of any emergency or other extraordinary circumstances. 

CHAPTER IV 

CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

17. Directions and instructions by Central Government.—(1) The Central Government may, from 
time to time, issue to the Board such directions and instructions as it may deem necessary for the efficient 
administration of this Act and the Board shall carry out such directions and instructions. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (1),  the 
Central  Government  may,  while  granting  (whether  directly  or  through  the  Board  and  after  due 
appropriation  made  by  Parliament  by  law  in  that  behalf)  any  financial  assistance,  by  way  of  loans  or 
grants for the execution by any State Government of any dam or other project referred to in clause (d) of 
sub-section (1) of section 13 after obtaining the approval of the State Government in this behalf, direct the 
Board  to  exercise  all  such  powers  as  may  be  necessary  for  satisfying  itself  that  the  works  are  being 
executed in accordance with the standards and specifications laid down therefor by the Board. 

CHAPTER V 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

18.  Grants  and  loans  by  Central  Government.—The  Central  Government  may,  after  due 
appropriation  made  by  Parliament  by  law  in  this  behalf,  pay  to  the  Board  such  sums  of  money  as  the 
Central Government may consider necessary. 

19. Constitution of Brahmaputra Board Fund.—(1) There shall be constituted a Fund to be called 
the Brahmaputra Board Fund and there shall be credited thereto the sums paid to the Board by the Central 
Government or by any State Government and all other sums received by the Board. 

(2) The Fund shall be applied— 

(a) for meeting the salary, allowances and other remuneration of the members, officers and other 

employees of the Board and other administrative expenses of the Board; 

(b) for meeting the expenditure on surveys and investigations undertaken by the Board; 

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(c) for meeting the cost of construction, operation and maintenance of projects undertaken by the 

Board; 

(d) for meeting the other expenses of the Board in the discharge of its functions under this Act ; 

and 

(e) if any sums are received by the Board under sub-section (2) of section 17, for the payment of 

such sums to the State Governments concerned. 

20. Budget.—The Board shall prepare, in such form and at such time each year as may be prescribed, 
its  budget  for  the  next  financial  year,  showing  the  estimated  expenditure,  the  amount  of  expenditure 
which  any  State  Government  has  undertaken  to  provide  for,  and  forward  the  same  to  the  Central 
Government. 

21. Annual report.—The Board shall prepare, in such form and at such time each year as may be 
prescribed, its annual report, giving a full account of its activities during the previous year, and forward 
copies thereof to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each 
House of Parliament. 

22. Accounts and audit.—The accounts of the Board shall be maintained and audited in such manner 

as may, in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, be prescribed. 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

23. Disputes between the Board and the State Governments.—(1) If any dispute arises between 
the Board and any State Government regarding any matter covered by this Act or touching or arising out 
of it, it shall be referred to the Central Government. 

(2) The Central Government shall endeavour to resolve the dispute by negotiations or conciliation in 

such manner as may be prescribed. 

(3)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-section  (2),  if  the  Central  Government  considers, 
whether before initiating action for resolving a dispute by negotiations or conciliation or at any stage after 
initiating  such  action, that  the  dispute is  of  such  a  nature  that it is  necessary  or expedient  to refer  it  to 
arbitration, the Central Government shall , in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, refer 
the matter in dispute to an arbitrator who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of India. 

(4)  The  arbitrator  may  appoint  two  or  more  persons  as  assessors  to  assist  him  in  the  proceedings 

before him. 

(5) The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties to the dispute and shall be 

given effect to by them. 

(6) Nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (10 of 1940) shall apply to any arbitration under this section. 

24.  Removal,  etc.,  of  members.—(1)  The  Central  Government  may  remove  from  the  Board  any 

member who, in its opinion,— 

(a) refuses to act, 

(b) has become incapable to act, 

(c) has so abused his office as a member so as to render his continuance on the Board detrimental 

to the interests of the public, or 

(d) is otherwise unsuitable to continue as a member. 

(2) The Central Government may suspend any member pending an inquiry against him. 

(3)  No  order  or  removal  under  this  section  shall  be  made  unless  the  member  concerned  has  been 
given an opportunity to submit his explanation to the Central Government and when such order is passed, 
the seat of the member removed shall be declared vacant. 

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(4) A member who has been removed under this section shall not be eligible for reappointment as a 

member or in any capacity under the Board. 

(5) If the Board fails to carry out its functions or directions issued by the Central Government under 

this Act, the Central Government shall have power to reconstitute the Board. 

25. Power to enter.—Subject to any rules made in this behalf, any officer of the Board generally or 
specially  authorised  by  the  Board  in  this  behalf,  may,  at  all  reasonable  times,  enter  upon  any  land  or 
premises and there do such things as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of lawfully carrying 
out any of its works or of making any survey, examination or investigation, preliminary or incidental to 
the exercise of powers or the performance of the functions by the Board under this Act: 

Provided that no such officer shall enter any building or any enclosed court or garden attached to a 
dwelling house, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, without previously giving such occupier 
at least seven days’ notice in writing of his intention to do so. 

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

27.  Protection  of  action  taken  in  good faith.—(1) No  suit  prosecution  or  other  legal  proceedings 
shall lie against the Government or any officer of the Government or any member, officer or employee of 
the Board for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or 
regulations. 

(2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Board for any damage caused, or likely to 
be  caused  by  anything  in  good  faith  done  or  purported  to  be  done  under  this  Act  or  the  rules  or 
regulations, and in particular, it shall not be the responsibility of the Board to provide for relief measures 
necessitated by floods or by breaches and failures of works. 

28. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any 

of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the matters with respect to the standing committee of the Board referred to in sub-section (8) 

and (9) of section 4; 

(b)  the  term  of  office  of  members  (other  than  the  ex  officio  members),  and  other  conditions  of 

service of the members, of the Board under section 5; 

(c) the powers and duties of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman under section 6; 

(d) the terms and conditions of service and the powers and duties of the General Manager under 

section 7; 

(e) the terms and conditions of service of the Financial Adviser under section 8; 

(f)  the  conditions  and  restrictions  with  respect  to  carrying  out  surveys  and  investigations  and 

preparation of a Master Plan under sub-section (1) of section 12 and other matters relating thereto; 

(g) the additional functions of the Board under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 13; 

(h)  the  conditions  and  restrictions  with  respect  to  the  general  power  of  the  Board  under             

sub-section (1) of section 15 and other matters relating thereto; 

(i) the form in which, and the time when, the Board shall prepare its budget under section 20 and 
its  annual  report  under  section  21,  and  the  manner  in  which  the  accounts  of  the  Board  shall  be 
maintained and audited under section 22; 

(j) the manner in which the Central Government shall endeavour to resolve, under sub-section (2) 
of section 23, the disputes referred to therein and the form and manner in which such disputes may be 
referred, under sub-section (3) of that section, to arbitration; 

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(k)  the  conditions  and  restrictions  with  respect  to  the  exercise  of  the  power  to  enter  under       

section 25 and other matters relating thereto; 

(l) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be, 

or may be, made by rules. 

29.  Power  to  make  regulations.—(1)  The  Board  may,  with  the  previous  approval  of  the  Central 
Government,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  make  regulations  consistent  with  this  Act  and  the 
rules generally to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a)  the  manner  in  which,  and  the  purposes  for  which,  the  Board  may  associate  with  itself  any 

person under sub-section (6) of section 4; 

(b) the powers and duties of the General Manager of the Board which may be determined under 

sub-section (4) of section 7; 

(c) the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of the  Chief Engineers,  the  Secretary  and  other officers 

and employees of the Board under sub-section (3) of section 9; 

(d) any other matter in respect of which provision is to be or may be made by regulations. 

30.  Rules  and  regulations  to  be  laid  before  Parliament.—Every  rule  and  every  regulation  made 
under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it 
is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more 
successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the 
successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or 
both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter 
have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule or regulation. 

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