Meghalaya Civil Task Force Act, Act, 1973
No: 1 Dated: Jan, 17 1974
THE MEGHALAYA CIVIL TASK FORCE ACT, 1974
ACT 1 OF 1974
An Act to provide for the constitution of a Force to be called the Meghalaya Civil Task Force Be it enacted by the Legislature of Meghalaya in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya Civil Task Force Act, Act, 1973.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government of Meghalaya may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definition:- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) “Force” means the Meghalaya Civil Task Force constituted under this Act.
(b) “Government” or “State Government” means the Government of Meghalaya ;
(c) “Member” means a person appointed in the Force under this Act; and
(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Constitution of the Meghalaya Civil Task Force, etc.:- (1) The State Government may raise and maintain a force to be called the Meghalaya Civil Task Force, which shall consist of such number of members as the State Government may direct from time to time.
(2) The Force shall, for the purpose of this Act, be deemed to be a single force, and the members thereof shall be appointed in the manner as may be prescribed.
4. Enrolment,etc.:- (1) Any adult person may offer himself for enrolment as member of the Force and may if he satisfies the prescribed conditions, be enrolled in the prescribed manner by the prescribed authority for such period and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) There shall be paid to each member of the Force such monthly salary, remuneration or honorarium as may be prescribed.
5. General Superintendence:- The general superintendence of the Force throughout Meghalaya shall vest in and shall be exercised by the Government through such officer or authority as may be prescribed.
6. Duties and functions of the Force:- The following shall be the duties and functions of the Force, namely:-
(a) to do any work, manual or otherwise, connected with construction, maintenance and protection of road, bridge, building, canal, embankment, land reclamation or any other development work;
(b) to do social work as may be entrusted by the prescribed authority;
(c) to perform such other works and duties and discharge such obligations as the State Government may, from time to time, by general or special order, direct in this behalf.
7. Discharge:- (1) Every member of the Force shall be entitled to receive his discharge from the Force on the expiration of the period for which he was appointed, but any such member may, before he becomes so entitled, be discharged by such authority and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed.
(2) The prescribed authority may subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, dismiss any member from the Force.