Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) (Madhya Pradesh) Rules 1975

1 · . Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Water (Prevention and Control of Madhya Pradesh Pollution) Rules, 1975.

3 · Salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the Chairman. - (I)

5 · Terms and Conditions of service of members of the State Board.- Nonofficial members of the State Board shall be paid an allowance of Rupees 25 per day for each day of the actual meeting of the State Board.

6 · Fees and allowances to be paid to such members of a committee of the State Board as are not members of the Board under sub-section (3) of Section. 9.- A member of the committee of the State shall be paid in respect of meetings of the committee traveling and daily allowance if he is a nonofficial, at the rates specified in rule 5, as if he were a member of the State Board and, if a Government servant. at rates, admissible under the relevant rules for Government servants.

7 · Powers and duties of the Chairman. - (1) The chairman shall have overall control over the day-to-day activities of the State Board.

8 · Creation and abolition of posts.- The State Board may create such posts as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions and may abolish any post, so created:

9 · Powers and duties of the Member Secretary.- The Member Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:

10 · Recruitment of Staff- (I) Recruitment to all posts under the

11 · Scales of pay, Allowances and T.A. and Daily Allowance, leave etc. :- (1) Scales of pay for the posts mentioned in column (1) of the table below shall be those as are specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said table.

12 · Powers of the Board.- The Board shall exercise powers in respect of other items as given in the Annexure appended to these rules.

13 · Manner and purpose of association of persons with State Board.-

14 · Appointment of consulting engineer. - For the purpose of assisting the State Board in the performance of its functions, the State Board may appoint a consulting engineer to the State Board for a specified period not exceeding four months:

15 · Power to terminate appointment.- Notwithstanding the appointment of a consulting engineer for a specified period under rule 14, the State Board shall have the right to terminate the services of the consulting engineer before the expiry of the specified period, if, in the opinion of the Board, the consulting engineer is not discharging his duties properly or to the satisfaction of the Board or such a course of action is necessary in the public interest.

16 · Emoluments of the consulting engineer.- The State Board may pay the consulting engineer suitable emoluments of fees depending on the

17 · Tours by consulting engineer. - The consulting engineer may undertake tours within the country for the performance of the duties entrusted to him by the State Board and in respect of such tours he shall be entitled to travelling and daily allowances as admissible to a Grade I Officer of the State Government. He shall, however, get the prior approval of the Chairman to his tour programme.

18 · Consulting engineer not to disclose information.- The consulting Engineer shall not disclose any information other given by the State Board or obtained during the performance of the duties assigned to him either from the State Board or otherwise, to any person other than the State Board without the written permission of the Board.

19 · Duties and functions of the consulting engineer.- The consulting engineer shall discharge such duties and perform such functions as are assigned to him, by the State Board and it will be his duty to advise the Board on all technical matters referred to him by the Board.

20 · Form of budget estimates.- (I) The budget in respect of the year next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the State Board shall be prepared in Forms, I, II, III and IV and submitted to the State Government.

21 · Submission of budget estimates to the State Board.- (I) The budget estimates as compiled in accordance with rule 20 shall be placed by the Member-Secretary before the State Board before the 5th October each year for approval. '.

22 · Estimates of establishment expenditure and fixed recurring charges.- (I) The estimates of expenditure on fixed establishment as well as fixed monthly recurring charges on account of rent, allowances, etc., shall provide for the gross sanctioned pay without deductions of any kind.

24 · Power to incur expenditure. The State Board shall incur expenditure out of the funds received by it in accordance with the powers delegated to the Board and the Chairman and the Member-Secretary as laid down in rules of the Board and where no specific Rules have been framed by the Board the financial rules of the State Government and other instructions issued by the Government from time to time shall apply,

25 · Operation of fund of the State Board.- The fund of the State Board shall be operated by the Member-Secretary of the State Board or in his absence by any other officer of the State Board who may be so empowered by the State Board.

27 · Maintenance of Cash Book :

30 · Form of annual statement of accounts of the State Board.- The annual statement of accounts of the State Board shall be in forms V to IX.

36 · Procedure for making inquiry into application for consent.- (I) On receipt of an application for consent under section 25 or section 26, the State Board may depute any of its Officers, accompanied by as many assistants as may be necessary, to. visit the premises of the applicant to which such

38 · Manner of giving notice.- The manner of giving notice under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 49 shall be as follows, namely :

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3 · Purchase 4. Miscellaneous 5. Advances 6. Deposits

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31 · st March 197 (iii) Value of land

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1 · . Inserted vide Notification No. F -5 -11/32 , dated 31 -5 -91 .

2 · . Directions given for closure of polluting indus- trial units.