Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT, CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND

EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION

1. (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish for the purposes of this Act, a Corporation to be called the Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation.
2. (2) The Corporation established under sub-section (1) shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to contract, acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act, and may sue and be sued by it’s corporate name.
3. (3) The Head Office of the Corporation shall be in Panaji.

1. (1) The Corporation shall consist of the following members:— (a)A person possessing such—Chairman qualifications as may be prescribed, to be appointed by the State Government (b)Secretary,—Director 3[Water Resources], Government of Goa
   • (c) Secretary, Finance,—Director Government of Goa (d)Chief Engineer, —Director 4[Department of Water Resources], Government of Goa (e)Additional Chief Engineer, —Director (Irrigation Project), 5[Department of Water Resources], Government of Goa (f)Superintending Engineer, —Director Tillari Irrigation Project, 6[Department of Water Resources], Government of Goa (g)Three persons—Directors to be nominated by State Government
2. (2) The Additional Chief Engineer (Irrigation Project), shall be the Managing Director of the Corporation and shall be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Superintending Engineer (Tillari Irrigation Project) shall be the Joint Managing Director of the Corporation.
3. (3) The term of office of non-official Directors shall be for a period of five years unless it is terminated earlier by the State Government.
4. (4) The non-official Directors of the Corporation shall receive such compensatory allowances, for the purpose of meeting the personal expenditure in attending the meetings of the Corporation, as may be laid down by regulations.

1. (1) There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the following:— (a)Person to be appointed by the — Chairman State Government or in his absence Additional Chief Engineer (Irrigation Project) (b)Joint Managing Director of the— Vice-Chairman Corporation (c)Chief Accounts and— Member Finance Officer of the Corporation (d)Executive Engineer, Works— Member- Division-VIIISecretary
2. (2) The powers, functions and duties of the Executive Committee shall be such as may be laid down by regulations.

1. (1) The Corporation shall meet at such times and at such places as the Chairman may decide and shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at it’s meetings (including the quorum thereof) as may be laid down by the regulations: Provided that, at least one meeting shall be held in every calendar month in such a manner so as to ensure that not more than thirty days intervene between two meetings.
2. (2) The Chairman or, in his absence, one of the Official Directors shall preside at every meeting of the Corporation.
3. (3) A Director, who is directly or indirectly concerned or interested in any contract, loan, arrangement or proposal entered into or proposed to be entered into, by or on behalf of the Corporation, shall, at the earliest possible opportunity, disclose the nature of his interest to the Corporation, and shall not be present at any meeting of the Corporation when any such contract, loan, arrangement or proposal is discussed, unless his presence is required by the other Directors for the purpose of eliciting information, but no Director so required to be present shall vote on any such contract, loan, arrangement or proposal: Provided that, a Director shall not be deemed to be concerned or interested as aforesaid by reason only of his being a shareholder of a company in any such contract, loan, arrangement or proposal.

The Corporation may, from time to time, constitute committee(s), consisting of such number of Directors as it may think proper and may delegate to such committee(s) such powers of the Corporation as it may deem fit for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

1. (1) The Corporation or any of its committees may invite any Officer of the Central Government, State Government, local authority or any organisation or any persons to attend it’s meetings as special invitees for the purpose of assisting or advising it on any matter or matters. The Officer or person so invited may take part in the proceedings, but shall have no right to vote.
2. (2) The Officer or person so invited shall be entitled to draw such honorarium or compensatory allowance for the purpose of meeting the personal expenditure in attending the meetings of the Corporation or any of it’s committees as the Corporation may determine, from time to time.

Any vacancy of a Director of the Corporation shall be filled as early as practicable, in like manner as if the appointment is being made for the first time.

No act done or proceedings taken under this Act by the Corporation or Committee appointed by the Corporation shall be invalidated merely on the grounds of,—

1. (a) any vacancy of Director or any defect in the constitution or re-constitution of the Corporation or a committee thereof; or
2. (b) any defect or irregularity in the appointment of a person as Director of the Corporation or of a committee thereof; or
3. (c) any defect or irregularity in such act or proceedings, not affecting the substance.

1. (1) The State Government shall appoint for the Corporation a Chief Accounts and Finance Officer not below the rank of Joint Director from the Goa Finance and Accounts Service.
2. (2) The Corporation may, with the prior approval of the State Government, appoint such other officers and servants as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its duties.
3. (3) The conditions of appointment and service of the officers and servants and their scale of pay shall,—
   • (a) as regards the officer mentioned in sub-section (1), be such as may be prescribed, and
   • (b) as regards the officers and servants mentioned in sub-section (2), be such as may be laid down, from time to time, by regulations.
4. (4) Subject to the superintendence of the Corporation, the Managing Director shall supervise and control all it’s officers and employees including any officer of the State Government appointed on deputation to the Corporation.

No person who has, directly or indirectly, by himself or by his partner or agent, any share or interest in any contract, by or on behalf of the

Authentication of orders, etc. of the Corporation.— All proceedings of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the Chairman and all orders and instruments of the Corporation, shall be authenticated by the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer of the Corporation as may be authorised in this behalf by regulations.