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Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....- All members, officers and servants of the Corporation, whether appointed by the Central Government or the Corporation, shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act to be public servants within the meaning ofsection 21 of the Indian Penal Code- SECTION 57: PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ACT (1) No suit, prosecution, or legal proceeding shall lie against any person in lhc employment of the Corporation for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done under this Act. (2) Save as otherwise provided in the Act, no suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Corporation for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything in good faith done or purported to be done under this Act. SECTION 58: EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS - The provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment other than this Act or any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. SECTION 59: POWER TO MAKE RULES - The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules27 to provide for all or any of the.....

Damodar Valley Corporation Act,1948 Part III

Title: Function and of the Corporation

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....installation is not increased: Provided further that nothing in sub-clause (c) shall apply to the power station installation of the fertiliser factory at Sindri having an aggregate capacity of 80,000 kilowatts so long as the capacity of such installation is not increased beyond 80,000-kilowatts. (ii) The Corporation may sell electrical energy to any consumer in the Damodar Valley but no such sale shall, except with the permission of the State Government concerned, be made to any consumer requiring supply at a pressure of less than 30,000 volts. (iii) The Corporation may, with the permission of the State Government concerned, extend its transmission system to any area beyond the Damodar Valley and sell electrical energy in such area. Section 19 - Effect on existing licences (1) Where any licence granted under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910), becomes inoperative wholly or partly by virtue of the provisions of section 18, the licence shall be deemed to have been revoked or modified so as to be consistent with those provisions. (2) Where a licence is deemed to have been revoked under sub-section (1) the Corporation shall purchase the undertaking of the.....

Damodar Valley Corporation Act,1948 Section 22

Title: General Powers of the Corporation

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....The Corporation shall have the power to do anything which may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such power shall include the power-- (i) to acquire and hold such movable and immovable property as it may deem necessary and to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any such property; (ii) to construct or cause to be constructed such dams, barrages, reservoirs, power houses, power structures, electrical transmission lines and sub-stations, navigation works, irrigation, navigation and drainage canals and such other works and structures as may be required ; (iii) to prevent pollution of any water under its control and to take all measures to prevent discharges into such water effluents which are harmful to water supply, irrigation, public health or fish life; (iv) to stock its reservoirs or water courses with fish and to regulate or prohibit taking out fish from the water under its control; (v) to undertake resettlement of the population displaced by the dams, acquisition of land for reservoirs and protection of watersheds; (vi) to aid in the.....

CALCUTTA PORT PILOTAGE ACT, 1948 Section 3

Title: Commissioners' duty to maintain pilots

State: Central

Year: 1948

As from the appointed day it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to maintain pilots for the safe navigation of vessels in the Hoogly area and the Commissioners shall be bound to maintain a sufficient number of pilots for the purpose as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 [Repealed] Section 30

Title: Matters to Be Considered by the Authority

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....of the generating station is best suited to the region, taking into account the optimum utilisation of fuel resources, the distance of load centre, transportation facilities, water availability and environmental considerations; the scheme conforms to any other technical, economic or other criteria laid down by the Authority in accordance with the national power policy evolved by it in pursuance of the provisions contained in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 3 4 [and such other directions as may be given by the Central Government].] _____________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 115 of 1976, Section 18, for the original paragraph w.r.e.f. 8-10-1976. 2. The words "by the Board" omitted by Act 115 of 1976, Section 18 w.r.e.f. 8-10-1976. 3. Inserted by Act 115 of 1976, Section 18 w.r.e.f. 8-10-1976. 4. Added by Act 50 of 1991, Section 7 w..e.f. 15-10-1991.

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Electricity Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....scheme for the development of any river in any region is in operation, the State Government and the generating company shall co-ordinate their activities with the activities of the persons responsible for such scheme insofar as they are inter-related. 9. Captive generation (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a person may construct, maintain or operate a captive generating plant and dedicated transmission lines: PROVIDED that the supply of electricity from the captive generating plant through the grid shall be regulated in the same manner as the generating station of a generating company. (2) Every person, who has constructed a captive generating plant and maintains and operates such plant, shall have the right to open access for the purposes of carrying electricity from his captive generating plant to the destination of his use: PROVIDED that such open access shall be subject to availability of adequate transmission facility and such availability of transmission facility shall be determined by the Central Transmission Utility or the State Transmission Utility, as the case may be: PROVIDED FURTHER that any dispute regarding the availability of.....

Damodar Valley Corporation Act,1948 Section 12

Title: Functions of the Corporation

State: Central

Year: 1948

The functions of the Corporation shall be-- (a) the promotion and operation of schemes for irrigation water-supply and drainage, (b) the promotion and operation of schemes for the generation transmission and distribution of electrical energy, both hydra-electric and thermal, (c) the promotion and operation of schemes for flood control in the Damodar river and its tributaries and the channel, if any, excavated by the Corporation in connection with the scheme and for the improvement of flow condition in the Hooghly river, (d) the promotion and control of navigation in the Damodar river and its tributaries and channels, if any, (e) the promotion of afforestation and control of soil erosion in the Damodar Valley, and (f) the promotion of public health and the agricultural, industrial, economic and general well-being in the Damodar Valley and its area of operation.

Damodar Valley Corporation Act,1948 Section 21

Title: Other Activities of the Corporation

State: Central

Year: 1948

(1) The Corporation may establish, maintain and operate laboratories, experimental and research stations and farms for conducting experiments and research for-- (a) utilising the water, electrical energy and other resources in the most economical manner for the development of the Damodar Valley, (b) determining the effect of its operations on the flow conditions in the Hooghly river, (c) making improvements in navigation conditions in the port of Calcutta, and (d) carrying out any other function specified under section 12. (2) The Corporation may set up its own planning, designing, construction and operating agencies, or make arrangements therefor with the participating Governments, local authorities, educational and research institutions or any person carrying on the business of an architect, an engineer or a contractor.

Damodar Valley Corporation Act,1948 Part IV

Title: Finaace, Accounts and Audit

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....with the approval of the Central Government, borrow money in the open market or otherwise for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this Act. Section 43 - Liability to pay Central taxes (1) The Corporation shall be liable to pay any taxes on income levied by the Central Government in the same manner and to the same extent as a company. (2) The State Governments shall not be entitled to any refund of any such taxes paid by the Corporation. Section 44 - Budget (1) The Corporation, in consultation with the financial adviser, shall in October each year prepare in such form as may be prescribed a budget for the next financial year showing the estimated receipts and expenditure and the amounts which would be required from each of the three participating Governments` during that financial year. (2) Printed copies of the budget shall be made available to each of the three participating Governments by the 15th day of November each year. (3) The budget shall be laid before [Substituted by the A. O. 1950 for " the Central ".] [Parliament] and the State Legislatures concerned as soon as may be after it is prepared. Section 45 - Annual report (1) The Corporation.....

Damodar Valley Corporation Act,1948 Section 45

Title: Annual Report

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....in such form as may be prescribed, an annual report within six months after the end of each financial year giving a true and faithful account of its activities during the previous financial year, with particular reference to-- (i) irrigation; (ii) water supply; (iii) electrical energy; (iv) flood control; (v) navigation; (vi) afforestation; (vii) soil erosion; (viii) use of lands; (ix) resettlement of displaced population; (x) sanitation and public health measures; and (xi) economic and social welfare of the people. (2) The annual report shall also give a true and faithful account of the income and expenditure during the previous financial year. the net amounts attributable to each of the three main objects and the distribution of the capital cost between the three participating Governments and show the progressive totals from the inception of the Corporation and the up-to-date financial results. (3) The payments provisionally made by each of the three participating Governments on the basis of the budget estimates shall be adjusted as, soon as possible in accordance with the allocation made in the annual report. (4) Printed copies of the annual report.....