Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2018
No: 52 Dated: Aug, 10 2018
Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation Act, 2000
Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2018
ACT No. LII OF 2018
An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation Act, 2000.
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. Short title.:- This Act may be called the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2018.
2. Amendment of section 1 of Mah. III of 2001:- 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. Amendment of section 2 of Mah. III of 2001:- In section 2 of principal Act,—
(a) in clause (d), for figure “250” the figure “600” shall be substituted ;
(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 ;”.
4. Amendment of section 4 of Mah. III of 2001:- 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 Vicethe State Government, having special Chairman;”; knowledge and practical experience of water conservation and soil conservation as well as having a experience about water conservation, through peoples participation ;
(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. Amendment of section 5 of Mah. III of 2001:- 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.