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नई दिल्ली, शनिवार , जुलाई 30 1977 श्रवण 8 , 1899 NEW DELHI , SATURDAY , JULY 30 , 1977/ SRAVANA 8 , 1899
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MINISTRY OF LAW , JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi , the 30th July , 1977 / Sravana 8 , 1899 ( Saka )
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 30th July , 1977 , and is hereby published for general information : -
THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS COMMISSION
(AMENDMENT) ACT , 1977
NO . 23 OF 1977
[ 30th July , 1977 ]
Ar Act further to amend the Oil and Natural Gas Commission Act, 1959 .
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty - eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
Short title.
1. This Act may be called the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Amendment) Act , 1977.
43 of 1959 .
Amend- ment of section 14 .
2. In section 14 of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission Act , 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) , sub - section (3) shall be omitted .
proviso shall be substituted, namely
3. In section 15 of the principal Act , for the proviso , the following Amend- ment of section 15 .
"Provided that before exercising its powers in respect of the following matters , it shall obtain the previous approval of the Central Government, namely:--
(a) the creation of any post , the salary or honorarium of which would either be more than such amount as may be pres- cribed, or where no such amount has been prescribed . more
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than rupees two thousand seven hundred and fifty or be on a scale the maximum of which exceeds such amount as may be prescribed or where no such amount has been prescribed , exceeds . rupees two thousand seven hundred and fifty , and the appoint- ment of any person to any such post;
(b) the implementation of any scheme or proposal which will involve a capital expenditure exceeding such amount as may be prescribed , or where no such amount has been prescrib- ed, exceeding fifty lakhs of rupees;
(c) the disposal of any property , right or privilege the original or book value of which exceeds such amount as may be prescribed, or where no such amount has been prescribed , ex- ceeds ten lakhs of rupees ." .
Amend. ment of section 19 .
5of 1970 .
4. In section 19 of the principal Act , in sub - section ( 3 ) , for the words "or where there is neither an office of that Bank, nor an agent of that Bank" , the words , brackets and figures " or in a corresponding new bank constituted under the Banking Companies ( Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act , 1970 or in such other bank as may be prescribed , or " shall be substituted .
5. After section 30 of the principal Act , the following section shall be inserted , namely: -
Insertion of new section 30A .
Commis- sion to comply with direc- tions.
" 30A . The Commission shall be bound by such directions , in- cluding directions regarding reservation of posts for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes , as the Central Government may, from time to time, for reasons to be recorded in writing , give to the Commission in respect of its affairs. " .
6. In section 31 of the principal Act ,-
Amend- ment of section 31 .
(a) in sub - section ( 2 ) , after clause (g) , the following clauses shall be inserted , namely :-
" ( gl) the amount of salary , or honorarium , or the maximum of the scale of pay of any post , the creation of which requires the previous approval of the Central Government under section 15 ;
(g2) the amount of capital expenditure in respect of any scheme or proposal the implementation of which would re- quire the previous approval of the Central Government under section 15 , or the original or book value of any property, right or privilege the disposal of which would require such approval ;
(93 ) any bank in which the monies of the Commission may be deposited as provided in section 19 ; " ;
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(b ) in sub - section ( 3 ) , for the words " in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following " , the words " in two or more succes- sive sessions , and if before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid" shall be substituted.
K. K. SUNDARAM , Secy , to the Govt. of India.
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