(1) The State Government may, by notificatiL1n in the Offidall Gazette, constitute an A uthority to be known as the Planning and Develop,JtW?Authody (hereinafter referred to as the AuqiontYJ fflir thrp'l.1rposes of this Act, with jurisdiction over such area as may be specified in the said notification, and different Authorities may be constituted for different areas.
?2) The Authority shall be a ?d,.1._coroorate haviug perpetuail suc.;cssion and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of properties, both moveable and immoveable, and to enter into any agreement, and shall. by its name, sue and be sued.
!'. The Authority shall namely:-
(a) A Chairman to ?-___E?_!J!ted bv the State Governmenr.-- .
Constitution of the Autho rity.
Composition of the Autho- ,tty.
(b) A Vice-Chairman to be appointed by the State Government.
(c) A Chief Engineer of the Authority to be app0inted by the State GoYernment.
(dl A Chief Town P1anning Officer of the Autho rity to be appointed by the State Government.
(e, A Chief Finance Officer to be appointed by the State Government.
(f) A Secretary/Administrator to be appointed by the State Government.
(g) Deputy Commissioner for the District Head Quarter Town or the Sutr-Divisional Officer of the Revenue Depar1ment for other small towns, as the case may be.
(h) Senior Architect to be nominated by the Government.
(i) Chairman or Chairman of the lccal Authority or authorities covered by the Master Plan, as nominated by the State Government.
(j) One member representing Commerce and Industry (Private Sector) to be nJminated by the State Government.
(k) Two MLA's or two prominent social workers during the dissolution of the Assembly if there be any, nominated by the State Government.
Member Member Membea Member Secretary Member Member Membe1• Disqualifica tion for ap pointment as member.
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15. A person shall be disqualified for appolhtment L'T nominationas a member, if he -
(a) has been convicted of any offence in,olving mcral turpitude;
(b) is an undischarged insolvent or an applicant for beinzadjudicated and insolvent; ,,
(c) bolds any office of profit under the Authority other thanthose mentioned in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) · and (e), ofsection 14;
(d) has, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any member of hisfamily, any share or interest, in any contract or ernplo1·mentwith, by or en behalf of, the Authority; or ·
(e) is a Director, or a Secretary, Manager or other salaried Officerof any incorporated company which has any share or interestin any contract or employment, with, by or on behalf of theAuthority.
Removal of 16. (1) The State Government may remove from the Authoritymembers. any member (including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman)who-
(a) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting or absentshimself from three consecutive meetings of the authority andis unable to explain such absence to the satisfaction of theAuthority; · Or,
(b) has so flagrantly abused in any manner, his position as amember_,.Lthe Authority as to render his continuance detrimental to the public interest:
Provided that when the State Government proposes to take anyaction under any of the above provisions, an op port unity shall begiven to the member concerned to show cause why such action shouldnot be taken against him.
A member removed un,jer clauses (a) and lb) of sub-scection .
be eligible for re-?parntment or re-nomination, as thecase ' be. ??·· .
Terms of Offi.,l.; .
( 1ie term of office and conditions of service of the Chair-1c.e.and condi- •..
· man, t 'ice C.hairrnan a_ndthe other members of tht: Authority shall.tJ.cs or ser- be such as may be prescribed, and they shall be entitled to received·h·ic?of the.
. such salaries and allowances as may be fixed by the State Government.
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Ch · ·· ··· ..ri. · b bers, · ·. (2) The aun:_ia,nor Irte ?·;.::.:?:-.vrman or any rnern er mayresign his office by grvmg notice 111 wrrting to the State Governmentand? 0fl the resignation being accepted by the State Government,he ;hall cease to ho1d his office in the Authcr:ty.
(3) Any vacancy caused by .resignation or .
removal or otherwise shall be filled by fresh appointment or nommatwn by the StateGovernment, as the case may be.
' Meeti? of the Autho rity.
1. Added by the Manipur Town and Country Planning (SecondAmeodrnent) Act, 1976 (Manipuj- Act no. 25 of 1976).2. Deleted by the i,:.:dpur Town and Country Planning (SecondAmc,wment) Act, 1976 (Manipur Act no. 25 of 1976).3. Added hy the Manipur Town and Country P;anning (SecondAmt.'nd111ent)Act, 1976 (Manipur Act no. 25 of 1976).
18. (I) The functions and powers of the Authority shall be to' p_romote and secure develo£ment of the area according to the MasterPlan orthe DevelopmentScheme and to carry out· building, c:ngineeriQ&.._mining·and-other ogerati?ns, to execute works i? connection_with rnJyof water and electric11y?disposal of sewa? looking after dramage systemana other services and generally to do '!ID'? necessary or e?pedientfor purposes of such development and for purposes 1rtc1denta] thereto.
I . [(IA) The Authority shall have the power to execute publicHousing .projects and to dispose of the houses so constructed on termsand conditions approved by the State Government.]
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f2) On the constitution of the Planning an evelopment Autho-rity 2 [ •**** Jail State Khas-lands within the aster Ian area shall bedeemed to have"vested m the Authonry? ' ?iac:ct thatlar.dsalready_Aansferredto the local body shallremain status quo till the Government rescinds the transfer.
/?,: [ "Provided further-that if in the opinion of the State Government, any State Khas ,,fonds can be more appropriately used by theState Government itAnay exempt such Khas lands from the provisionof this sub-sectioy>"."J _ ??h Authority shall meet at leas once }n a month atsuch time and place and shall, subject to the provisions of thisSection, observe such procedure in regard to the transaction of businessat its meetings. as may be prescribed by bye-Jaws framed undersection 91 of this Act.
(2) The Chairman, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman shall presideover any meeting of the Authority and in the absence of beth theChairman and the Vice Chairman the members present shall choose onefrom amongst themselves to preside over such a meeting.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Authority shall t e five, andif at any meeting there is no quorum the Chairman or tbe personpresidrng 0v,:r the meeting shall adJourn the meeting or suspend untilthere is quorum.
(-t) ,;ti :'.i'•.-.;tioos in the ..:Jee:fog, cf the Authority shall be deci<'.,,?by a znajority of votes of the members present and voting and inthe case of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall hav e asecond or casting vote.