(1) The duty of carrying out the provisions of this Act shall, subject to such conditions and limitations as the State Government may, by notification in the (*moll Gazette think fit to impose, be vested in a body of Commissioners to be called the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners.
(2) The Commissioners shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to enter into any contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
(3) The body of Commissioners shall consist of a Chairman and such number of other members as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
(4) The Chairman or any other member appointed under sub-section (3) shall be entitled to receive such fees for the performance of his duties under this Act as the State Government may prescribe.
4. The Chairman or any other member of the body of Commissioners may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the State Government and on such resignation being accepted by the State Government he shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
5. No act or proceeding of the Commissioners shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the constitution thereof.
Resignation of Chairman and members.
Validity of acts and proceedings.
Trans-1 action of business.
6. CO The Commissioners shall meet at such time and place and shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction of business at its meeting as may be prescribed.
(2) The Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, if any, shall preside at a meeting of the Commissioners and in the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman the members present shall elect one from amongst themselves to be the President of the meeting.
(3) All questions coming before a meeting shall be decided by the votes of the majority of members present and voting and in the case of. equalityof votes, the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.
Officers 7. (1) The Commissioners may appoint such officers and and other employees as they consider necessary for the efficient other performance of their functions under this Act : employees of the Provided that no post carrying a monthly salary of rupees Commissioners. one thousand or more shall be created or abolished without the prior approval of the State Government.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees of the Commissioners including their scales of pay shall be such as may be prescribed.
The Hooghly River Bridge Act, 1969 3 XXXVI of 1968.]
(Sections 8-11.)
8. No person who has, directly or indirectly by himself or his partner or agent, any share or interest in any contract, by or on behalf of the Commissioners or in any work undertaken by the Commissioners shall become or remain an officer or employee of the Commissioners.
Of6,cers and other employees of the Commissioners not to have any interest in contract, etc.
9. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Functions Section 3 and section 30 the functions of the Commissioners of Comshall be•- missionera.
(a) to construct bridge or bridges across the river Hooghly, according to such design, of such materials and quality, and at such place or places together with such approaches, as the Commissioners may, subject to the approval of the State Government, consider suitable; and
(b) to maintain, control and improve such bridge or bridges together with the approaches.