Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Act,1970
No: 4 Dated: Mar, 25 1971
THE TAMILNADU WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE BOARD, ACT 1970
(ACT 4 OF 1971)
An Act to provide for the establishment of Water Supply and Drainage Board and the regulation and development of drinking water and drainage in the State of Tamil Nadu except the Madras Metropolitan Area.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Twentyfirst Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) The Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Act 1970.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
(1) “Board” means the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board constituted under section 4
(2) “Chairman” means the Chairmen of theBoard
(3) “Committee “ means any Committee appointed under Section 14:
(4) “ Director” means the Director of the Board and includes its Chairman and Managing Director:
(5) “Drainage” means the device for carrying off sewage, offensive matter, polluted water, waste water, rain water or sub-soil water:
(6) “Government” means the State Government:
(7) “local authority” means-
(i) The Municipal Corporation of Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Salem or any other Municipal Corporation that may be constituted under any law for the time being inforce of a municipality or a town panchayat constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920) or
(ii) a township committee constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalaities Act , 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920), or the Mettur Township Act 1940 (Tamil Nadu Act XI of 1940), or the Courtallam Township Act 1954 (Tamil Nadu Act XVI of 1954), or the Bhavanisagar Township Act, 1954(Tamil Nadu Act XXV of 1954), or the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958) or under any other law for the time being in force, or
(iii) a panchayat union council or a panchayat constituted under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXV of 1958);
(8) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act;
(9) “ rules” means the rules made under this Act;
(10) “scheme’’ means any scheme relating to the provision of drinking water and drainage and such matters incidental thereto and includes a draft scheme prepared for the above purpose;
(11) “ year” means the financial year
CHAPTER II
CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD
3. Creation and incorporation of the Board.- The duty of carrying out the provisions of this Act shall, subject to the restrictions, conditions and limitations therein contained, be vested in a Board to be called “ The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board”, and such Board shall be a body corporate and have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.