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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part I Acts
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Part II Ordinances
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Part III Delegated Legislation
155-156
Notification No. G.S.R. 11/C.A.6/1974/Ss. 64 and 12/2021, dated the 12th January, 2021, containing the Punjab Pollution Control Board (Qualifications and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Member Secretary) Rules, 2021.
Part IV Correction Slips, Republications and
Replacements
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PART III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 12th January, 2021
No. G.S.R. 11/C.A.6/1974/Ss.64 and 12/2021.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and Clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 64 read with sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Central Act 6 of 1974), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, in consultation with the Punjab Pollution Control Board, is pleased to make the following rules regulating the qualifications and other terms and conditions of service of the Member- Secretary of the said Board, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Punjab Pollution Control Board (Qualifications and other Terms and Conditions of Service of the Member-Secretary) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.- In this rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;
(b) "Board" means the Punjab Pollution Control Board constituted under section 4 of the Act;
(c) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Board; and
(d) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Science, Technology and Environment.
3. Pay and allowances and other conditions of service.-The officer appointed as Member-Secretary shall be entitled to draw pay in the pay scale plus usual allowances, as admissible to a Chief Engineer in the State Government.
4. Educational qualifications and experience for appointment as Member- Secretary.-
No person shall be appointed as the Member-Secretary, unless he holds a bachelor degree in Civil or Chemical or Environmental Engineering from a recognized university or institution in first division as a regular student; and, has a post qualification experience of at least twenty-five years of environment laws in the State Government or its Public Sector 156
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Undertaking or Statuary body or Autonomous body, of which at least five years has been as Chief Engineer dealing with matters relating to regulation of environment laws.
5. Term of office.-The term of office of the person appointed as Member-Secretary shall be three years or till completion of fifty eight years of age, whichever is earlier.
However, the State Government may, if it deems fit to do so, remove the Member- Secretary at any time before the expiry of his term of office, without assigning any reasons thereof.
6. Search-cum-Selection Committee.- The Member-Secretary shall be selected by the State Government on the recommendation of the Search-cum-Selection Committee consisting of the following, namely:-
(i) Administrative Secretary to Government of Punjab : Chairman
Department of Science, Technology and Environment;
(ii) A senior Administrative Secretary of the : Member
Government of Punjab, nominated by the Chief Secretary; and
(iii) An Expert in the field of environment to be : Member
nominated by the Chief Secretary.
7. Powers to relax.-Where the State Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules.
RAHUL TEWARI,
Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Science, Technology and Environment.