Uttarakhand State Mineral Development Board Act, 2014
No: 1 Dated: Jan, 03 2015
THE UTTARAKHAND STATE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 2014
(THE UTTARAKHAND ACT No. 01 OF 2015)
An Act to establishment the Uttarakhand State Mineral Development Board and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Uttarakhand State Assembly in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand State Mineral Development Board Act, 2014.
(2) it extends to the whole of State of Uttarakhand.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Board" means the Uttarakhand State Mineral Development Board constituted under section 3,
(b) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules under this Act.
(c) "Government" means the Government of the Uttarakhand;
(d) "Member" means member of the Board and include its chairman,
(e) "Legislative Assembly" means Legislative Assembly of the Uttarakhand.
3. Constitution of the State Mineral Development Board and its jurisdiction. - (1) There shall be established a State Mineral Development Board (hereinafter referred as Board) for the purpose of mentioned jurisdiction in sub section (2).
(2) The jurisdiction of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government.
4. Chairman, Vice-chairman and members of the Board. - (1) The State Government may make appoint a Chairman and a Vice chairman amongst from the elected members of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The State Government may make nomination of the following members in the Board.
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(a) Infrastructure Development Commissioner |
Ex officio member |
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(b) Principal Secretary / Secretary Mineral |
Ex officio member |
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(c) Principal Secretary / Secretary Revenue |
Ex officio member |
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(d) Principal Secretary / Secretary Forest and environment |
Ex officio member |
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(e) Principal Secretary / Secretary Tourism |
Ex officio member |
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(f) Managing Director, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam and Uttarakhand Van Vikas Nigam |
Ex officio member |
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(g) Director, Geology and Mineral |
Member- Secretary |
Provided that the State Government may make appoint non Governmental members which numbers shall not more than three in special circumstances,
(3) The tenure of the Chairman and Vice-chairman from the date of resuming his duties shall be the date of his tenure as a Legislative Assembly member.
(4) The tenure of the members of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.