(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Odisha Gazette, constitute a Council to be called the District Road Safety Council in every district in the State.
(2) Every District Road Safety Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a) the District Collector -ex officio; who shall be the Chairman of the Council;
(b) the District Superintendent of Police -ex officio;
(c) the Superintending Engineer (Roads and Bridges) having jurisdiction over the district -ex officio;
(d) an officer of the Authority having jurisdiction over the district to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Authority -ex officio;
(e) an officer of the National Highways Authority of India to be nominated by the District Road Safety Council.
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(f) the regional transport officer having jurisdiction over the headquarters of the District -ex officio; who shall be the Member-Secretary of the Council;
(g) an expert in the field of road safety, to be nominated by the State Government; and
(h) a person representing a non-government organisation having experience in road safety matters, to be nominated by the District Collector.
(3) The District Road Safety Council shall exercise such powers and perform such functions, as the State Government may, from time to time, delegate under this Act.
81. Every District Road Safety Council shall submit such reports and returns and furnish such information to the State Government, as may be required from time to time, and the State Government shall compile and cause to be laid a consolidated report before the House of the State Legislature for and in respect of each year.
82. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, every order made or any action taken by the State Government or the Authority or an officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government or the Authority, as the case may be, shall be final and shall not be called in question in any original suit, application or execution proceeding and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under this Act on the State Government, Authority or the officer authorised in that behalf.
Order.
Reports of District Road Safety Council.
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