Chapter IV Chapter IV

Subject to budget provision and availability of funds, expenditure may be incurred on any single work or scheme for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act,— (1) by the Chairman, in case such expenditure does not exceed Rs. 25,00,000 and (2) by the Board, in other cases: Provided that the Board shall not, without the previous approval of the Government, incur any such expenditure exceeding Rs. 3,00,00,000: Provided further that the Chairman shall report the expenditure incurred by him under this section to the Board at it’s next meeting.

The Board or the Chairman may accord approval to estimates for incurring expenditure on any work or scheme for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act subject to the restrictions and conditions imposed on the Board or the Chairman as the case may be, under section 21.

The Chairman may, in cases of emergency, direct the execution of any work or the doing of any act which requires the sanction of the Board and the immediate execution or doing of which is, in his opinion, necessary for the safety of the public, and may also direct that the expenses of executing the work or of doing the act shall be paid from the funds of the Board: Provided that— (a) he shall not act under this section in contravention of any direction of the Board or the Government prohibiting the execution of any particular work or the doing of any particular act; and (b) he shall report the action taken by him under this section and the reasons therefore to the Board at it’s next meeting and shall also submit a copy of his report to the Government, and the Board or the Government may issue such directions as it deems fit on such report.

The Board may make and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(1) Every contract shall be made on behalf of the Board by the Chairman, or any other person empowered by it in this behalf. (2) The Chairman shall take sufficient security deposit for the due performance of the contract. (3) Written agreements shall be executed for all contracts, the value of which exceeds Rs. 25,00,000.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sections 24 and 25, the contracts or agreements shall be made or executed in accordance with such rules as may be made. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall apply to every variation or abandonment of a contract or estimate as well as to an original contract or estimate. (3) A contract or agreement made or executed in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder shall not be binding on the Board.

Subject to such rules as may be made, the Board may by order direct that the power conferred on it under sections 24 and 25 to sanction a contract shall be exercised by the Housing Engineer or any other Officer specified by it in the order.

The Board may take such measures, as it may consider necessary to prevent or mitigate any disaster, which is likely to cause displacement of persons.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may, from time to time, incur expenditure and undertake works for the framing and execution of such rehabilitation schemes it may consider necessary. (2) The Government may, on such terms and conditions as it may think fit to impose, transfer to the Board the execution of any rehabilitation scheme not provided for by this Act or any previous scheme, programme or package of rehabilitation, and the Board shall thereupon undertake the execution of such scheme as if it had been provided for in this Act. (3) The Board may, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon and with the previous approval of the Government, take over for execution any rehabilitation scheme on behalf of a local authority or a co-operative society and the Board shall execute such scheme as if it had been provided for in this Act. (4) The Board may with previous approval of the Government, for the rehabilitation of displaced persons, incur expenditure and undertake works for the framing and execution of such rehabilitation schemes, as it may consider necessary.