Establishment and incorporation of Authority

1. (1) The Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette and with effect from such date, as may be specified in the notification, establish, for the purposes of this Act, an Authority to be called the Rajasthan Ground Water (Conservation and Management) Authority.
2. (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property both movable and immovable, and to contract and do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act and shall by the said name, sue or be sued.
3. (3) The Authority shall consist of following members, namely:-

Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “Secretary to the Government” means the Secretary to the Government in-charge of a department and includes an Additional Chief Secretary and a Principal Secretary when he is incharge of that department.

1. (4) The Chairperson and Members other than ex-officio Members of the Authority shall be nominated by the Government, in the manner as may be prescribed.
2. (5) The Authority shall, within one month from the date of occurrence of any vacancy by reason of death, resignation or removal of the Chairperson or Member and six months before the end of tenure of any Member, make a reference to the Government for filling up of the vacancy.
3. (6) The head office of the Authority shall be at Jaipur.