Amendment of Section 40

In the principal Act, in section 40,- (i) for the marginal heading "Delegation", the marginal heading "Delegation, Competent Authority and delegation" shall be substituted; (ii) after sub-section (2), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- "(3) The Principal Chief Engineer-cum-Secretary of the Department shall be competent authority in respect of the administration of this Act and for that purpose may exercise all powers necessary in that behalf or delegate it to a subordinate authority by an order in writing. (4) The Chief Engineer or any other officer or officers notified by an order of the competent authority in this behalf may also exercise any power or perform any function entrusted to him by such notification."