Water (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

Section - 14 - Composition of Joint Boards

Composition of Joint Boards.

14. (1) A Joint Board constituted in pursuance of an agreement entered into under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13 shall consist of the following members, namely :—

(a) a full-time chairman, being a person having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of [matters relating to environmental protection] or a person having knowledge and experience in administering institu­tions dealing with the matters aforesaid, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(b) two officials from each of the participating States to be nominated by the concerned participating State Governments to represent that Govern­ment;

(c) one person to be nominated by each of the participating State Govern­ments from amongst the members of the local authorities functioning within the State concerned;

(d) one non-official to be nominated by each of the participating State Governments to represent the interests of agriculture, fishery or industry or trade in the State concerned or any other interest which, in the opinion of the participating-State Gover .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store