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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

Contents

Pages

Part I

Acts

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Part II

Ordinances

Nil

Part III

Delegated Legislation

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

Nil

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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

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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.

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