(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall by notification in the Official Gazette, establish an authority to be known as the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under this Act.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and may sue or be sued by its corporate name.
(3) The Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and the following other members, namely:-
(i) the Chief Secretary - Member;
(ii) Secretary of the Water Resources Department - Member;
(iii) Secretary of the Finance Department - Member;
(iv) Secretary of the Public Health Engineering Department - Member;
(v) Secretary of the Panchayati Raj and Rural Development - Member;
(vi) Secretary of the Urban Development and Housing Department - Member;
(vii) Secretary of the Local Self Government Department - Member;
(viii) Secretary of the Environment and Forest Department - Member;
(ix) Secretary of the Industries Department - Member;
(x) Secretary of the Command Area Development Department - Member;
(xi) Secretary of the Agriculture Department - Member;
(xii) Director of Watershed and Soil Conservation Department - Member;
(xiii) two experts from the field of Water Resources Engineering - Member;
(xiv) two experts in the field of Water Resources Economy - Member;
(xv) Commissioner of the Rajasthan River Basin and water Resources Planning Authority - Member-Secretary
(4) The Chairperson and expert members shall be nominated by the State Government and the Chairperson and expert members shall hold office for five years from the date on which they enter upon their office or during the pleasure of the State Government, whichever is earlier.
(5) The terms and conditions of service, including remuneration and allowances, of the Chairperson and expert members shall be such as may be prescribed.
(6) The Chairperson or an expert member may resign his office by a notice in writing submitted thirty days in advance to the State Government.
(7) The headquarters of the Authority shall be at Jaipur or at such other place as the State Government may notify.
(8) The Authority shall meet at least once in three months; however, the Chairperson shall have power to call a meeting of the Authority at any time.
(9) The Authority shall follow such rules of procedure while transacting business at its meetings as may be prescribed.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Government in charge of a department and includes an Additional Chief Secretary and a Principal Secretary, when he or she is in charge of a department.