(1) The State Government may appoint suitable person as the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed.
1 {(a) The State Government may be appoint suitable person as a Chief Executive Officer of the authority who shall discharge all the function of the body under the provision of this Act.
(b) For fulfillment of the purpose of the body, the Chief Executive Officer shall act as the head of the department of the body and shall perform administrative and managerial work under the rules laid down by the body and shall exercise all the financial powers prescribed by the body.}
(2) The Authority may, with the prior approval of State Government create such posts, as it considers necessary, for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act and may, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, make appointments on such posts and determine the terms and conditions including designations of persons so appointed.
(3) The qualifications and terms and conditions of service of officers and employees, appointed under sub-section (2), shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) The officers and employees appointed under sub-section (2) shall perform and discharge functions and duties as may be prescribed.
(5) The Chief Executive Officer and other officers, advisors and employees of the Authority shall be entitled to receive from the funds of the Authority the salaries and allowances as may be prescribed.
CHAPTER – III Functions and Powers of the Special Area Authority Functions of the Authority
6. The functions of the Special Area Authority shall be –
(1) to promote and secure tourism development in a planned manner of the Special Area for which it has been constituted;
(2) to undertake development and prepare a Master plan for the Special area coupled with preservation of eco-system as a consequence for promotion of tourism and allied activities;
(3) to implement the plan so prepared after its approval by the State Government;
(4) for the purpose of implementation of the plan, to acquire land by purchase, lease, exchange, gift or by any other sort of transfer and to hold, develop, manage and grant licenses or any other kind of permission with restrictive covenants as may be prescribed;
(5) to carry out limited building, construction, engineering activities and to develop resources, infrastructure and other avenues for facilitating tourism and like including those related to water recourse and its surroundings;
(6) to execute works in connection with supply of water and electricity and to provide such utilities and amenities;
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(7) to dispose-off sewage and to provide and maintain other services and amenities;
(8) to take steps and perform the duties for development and preservation of eco- system conducive to tourism, including water sports and gaming with facilities for the rest & reoccupation with serene atmosphere;
(9) to provide for the management of the Special Area in the same manner as is done by Nagar Nigam under the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Adhiniyam, 1959 in its application to State of Uttarakhand adopted vide Adaptation and Modification Order by the Uttarakhand State;
(10) to otherwise perform all such functions as are necessary or expedient for the purpose of the planned development of the Special Area and for purposes incidental thereto :
Provided that the functions specified in clause (10) shall not be performed unless so required by the State Government.
Powers of the Authority
7. The Special Area Authority shall-
(1) for the purpose of administration have the powers which a Nagar Nigam has under the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Adhiniyam, 1959 vide Adaptation and Modification Order of the Uttarakhand State ;
(2) for the purpose of taxation have the powers which Nagar Nigam has in relation to a city under the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Adhiniyam, 1959 (as applicable in the State of Uttarakhand) vide Adaptation and Modification Order by the Uttarakhand State.
CHAPTER - IV Master Plan for Special Area Preparation of Master Plan