(1) The Board may make bye-laws, notinconsistent with this Act, which may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its duties and functions under this Act.
(2) A bye-law made under this section may provide that a contravention thereof shall be an offence.
(3) No bye-law made by the Board shall come into force until it has been confirmed by the State Government with or without modification.
(4) All bye-laws made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
71. Whoever contravenes a bye-law made under section 70 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend upto one thousand rupees or with both.
72. If any person—
(a) obstructs, or molests any person with whom the Board has entered into a contract in the performance or execution by such person of his duty or of anything which he is empowered or required to do under this Act, or
(b) removes any marks set up for the purpose of indicating any level or direction necessary to the execution of works authorised under this Act, Regulations.
Power to make byelaws.
Penalty for contravention of bye- laws.
Penalty for obstructing, etc.
he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
73. Any person who obstructs the lawful exercise of any power conferred by or under Chapter VI, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
74. Unless otherwise expressly provided, no court shall take congnisance of any offence punishable under this Act except on the complaint of, or upon information received from the Board or some person authorised by the Board by general or special order in this behalf.
75. All members, officers and servants of the Board 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 of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
76. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done under this Act.
77. The State Government may give the Board such directions as in its opinion are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act, after giving an opportunity to the Board to state its objections, if any, to such directions and after considering the said objections it shall be the duty of the Board to comply with such directions.