Constitution and incorporation of the Authority

(1) As soon as may be, after the date of commencement of this Act, the Government shall, by notification, constitute for the Mysuru Local Planning Area, an Authority to be called the Mysuru Development Authority. (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both moveable and immoveable and to contract and shall by the said name sue or be sued. (3) The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) the Chairman; (b) one person to be called the Finance Member possessing qualifications in accounts and audit; (c) an engineer who shall be an officer of the Karnataka Engineering Service or an officer employed in any undertaking owned or controlled by the State Government not below the rank of a Chief Engineer/Superintending Engineer; (d) a town planner who shall be an officer of the department of Town and Country Planning not below the rank of Additional Director of Town and Country Planning assisted by such other officers having Post graduate qualification in Town and Country Planning from the Department of Town and Country Planning; (e) a person with experience in architecture; (f) the Commissioner, Corporation of the City of Mysuru, who shall be an ex-officio member; (g) an officer of the Karnataka Government Secretariat, Department of Urban Development, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to Government, who shall be an ex-officio member; (h) one person who is member of the Karnataka State Legislature; (i) four persons including a woman and a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes; (j) a representative of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board; (k) a representative of the Electricity Supply Companies in the jurisdiction of Mysuru Local Planning Area; and (l) the Commissioner, ex-officio; and (m) the Secretary of the Authority, who shall be an ex-officio member. (4) The persons referred to in clauses (a) to (e) and (g) to (i) of sub-section (3) shall be appointed by the Government and the persons referred to in clauses (j) and (k) thereof shall be nominated by the respective bodies: Provided that, all the first members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Government. (5) The Chairman, the engineer member, the finance member and the town planner member shall be whole time members and the other members shall be part time members. (6) The names of the Chairman and members (appointed or elected) shall be published by the Government by notification.