Water Resource (Control) Law (CAP. 142)

Mt"r!ing~ :liH'. f.!ClC('• d1:. f..;TI.:·"' )I l'•h KDS 6 of 1970. Quorum. Common s::~il. S1:mdin!!, Orch:rs. - CAP. 141] li'aicr Board nnd su.-h ~e~on whilst SQ co-opted shall ha\'C all the nghtc:; and pn, i1cges or a mrnmer s:n·-.· that he shall not be entitled 10 vote on Jny question. - - • ') Tile Uaard shall hold such and so man~ m1:et1n!!, 1'i 111.:~ he n•·c,.,;,~:::, ,or th~· dut> fulfilment of its func1ions 'iO. Jlr,wcvf;''". tlwt it sl1all he"~ ;: ·.:-asi four OIC:1..'.llngs in ever~ ~'ear .l a meeting of the Board:- !'.,t· Chm,i;1<1,, or the Board shall. if rres~r., be· r:h..:.rrr.:,n of 1hc (b) if and sc "'"; ,. ;he Chairman of the Board is not prcscni oriftht office of chai11:'.,m is vacant. the members of 1hc BoJrd \\·ho are present shall choose one of their number w be chairman of the meeting. (3) E\'ery question at a meeting of the Board shall be determined bv a ma ~~rity of the vmes of the members present and voting on the questiOn. ana 111 the case of any equal division of votes. the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. (4) One third of the members of the Board may by notice in writing signed by them request the Chairman 10 call a special mtetine of the Board for the purposes set out in such notice and the Chairm'an shall thereupon call a special meeting. 8. One-half of the members (including the Chairman or other member presiding) shall form a quorum at any meeting of 1hc Board. 9.-(1) The Board shall as soon as ma~ be after its establishment provide itself with a common seal. (2) The common seal of the Board shall he authenticated bv the· signaiurr of the Chairman of the Board or some other memb~r tt{crcof authorised by the Board IO act in that behalf and the signature of the Sccrcrnr~ of the Board. ~ (3) Judicial notice shall be taken of the C'ommon sen! of the Bo;1rd and e\'ery document purporting to be an instrument made by 1hr Board and to be scaled with the common seal (purporting to be authcniicaicd in accordance with this paragraph) of the Huard shall be received in evidence and be deemed to be such instrumcm without funhei' proof unless the comrar) is shown. 10. Subjc·ct to the pro\'isions of th1s L:i". the- Board ma, n,akt: s!anding orders for the- purpose of regulating its own procecdmg~. ICAP. 142 2057 01.\PT::R J41 A LA\\'TO PRO'.'lI)f r, •• !•! : "'S ·v •L ,r '- ,t.RCE!i Of' \\'.,,, TER !<:--1% rar ! '\o. 1.;,l)"i!S •.-.i 198:.. l~T!,' ' I \ !Off [3i.J ucnbcr I 96 I] D,1c of commcncr- mcnt. L This Law may be cited as the ¼'ater Sources (Control) Law. Shon 1i11t-. 1. In this Law:- i111crprc1a­ ··commissioncr"· means the State Commissioner to whom is 11011 • assigned for the time being responsibility for land: "'State·· shall have the samC' meaning as in the Constitution. 3. The Governor may by order. and after such inquiry. if any, as he mav think fit. declare an\· river. lake. stream or waterway. other th,{n a river. lake. stre~m or waterway which has bcCn declared by the National Assembl) to be a source affecting more than one State. 10 be a prescribed source of water for the purposes of this Law. 4. No person shall dam up or otherwise interfere with any source.· of water prescribed in accordance with section 3 without first serving on the Commissioner a notice stating the works he proposes to undertake in the prescnbcd form. Dcclarauon of ~ourci: of Watt'r. lnH:rfrrcnc:.: \\"1lh declared sources ofwnt!!r proh1b11cc.l. 5. \\.ithin the time stated in the- notice referred to in section 4 Comnw,­ thc Commissioner may. if be is of the opinion that such dam. ~~l~b,~,~~­ works or interference will materially affect the 0C'lw of water in any tcrfcrcim: rivcr:- (a) require the person sen·ing the notice 10 desist from such undcnal:ing; or (b) consent to such undertaking either conditionally or other­ wise. . .. ·.,. Rci;ulatiom. !!11c:hts ll .1al"f unde; \11•. \tmt.·--:1!, Ac, •10· lf'lt.·CICC .:o. l:' 1 ,, CAP. 142] ii a,er Source., ((0111r,>/J 6. The Go\'crnor ma) make rcgulauons prO\'idiot fo, the p::riod of notice to be gi"cn under scc11on 4. thl' fo,n, •>f !-Ul'h T'Otice and othcn,1se for the bcner ca1ryin1; out ofthi~ I ~l\\ othmg m thts UJ,, shall affect an~ ril!.iH~ n~tatm~ ll ,,akr acq11ircd under thr \lincral~ Act. /