Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation Act, 2000
No: 3 Dated: Jan, 02 2001
THE MAHARASHTRA WATER CONSERVATION CORPORATION ACT, 2000
ACT No. III OF 2001
An Act to make special provisions for promotion, operation and rapid development and regulation of watershed and water conservation works, including social forestry and irrigation projects in the State of Maharashtra by establishing the Water Conservation Corporation.
WHEREAS it was expedient to make special provisions for promotion, operation and rapid development and regulation of watersheds and water conservation works including social forestry and the irrigation projects in the State of Maharashtra and other matters connected therewith, by establishing the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation ;
AND WHEREAS it was considered necessary to immediately make a law for the same ;
AND WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session ;
AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate action to make a law for the purposes aforesaid and, therefore, promulgated the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation Ordinance, 2000, on the 22nd August, 2000 ;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by an Act of State Legislature ;
It is hereble enacted in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows :––
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation Act, 2000.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra excluding the notified cantonment and urban areas, but shall cover irrigation project schemes having irrigable command area upto 250 hectares.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 22nd August, 2000
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,––
(a) “bye-laws” means bye-laws made under this Act ;
(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation ;
(c) “Corporation” means the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation established under section 3 ;
(d) “Irrigation Project” means Minor Irrigation Project or Scheme having irrigable command area upto 250 hectares and shall include command area development and other allied activities ;
(e) “Local Area” means the area falling within the jurisdiction of a local body ;
(f) “local body” means a Zilla Parishad, or Panchayat Samiti or Village Panchayat established under the relevant law for the time being in force ;
(g) “Managing Director” means the executive head who is an employee of the Corporation and whose appointment is made by the State Government but, who receives remuneration from the Corporation Fund for the services rendered ;
(h) “member” means a member of the Corporation and includes the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Corporation ;
(i) “Member-Sectetary” means the Member-Secretary of the Corporation ;
(j) “Non-official Member” means a member not being an ex officio member ;
(k) “Premises” means any land or building or any part of a building ;
(l) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(m) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act ;
(n) “rules” means rules made under this Act ;
(o) “State Government” or “Government” means the Government of Maharashtra;
(p) “Vice-Chairman” means the Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra Water Conservation Corporation.