In force
The Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980
21 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- I — PRELIMINARY
- 1Short title and commencement
- 3Definitions
- II — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD
- 4Establishment and incorporation of the Brahmaputra Board
- 5Conditions of service of members
- 6Powers of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
- 7General Manager
- 8Financial Adviser
- 9Chief Engineers, Secretary and other officers
- III — FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE BOARD
- 11Limits of the Brahmaputra Valley
- 12Master Plan for the control of floods, etc., in the Brahmaputra Valley
- 15General powers of the Board
- 16Forwarding of, and Consultation with respect to, plans, etc., prepared by the Board
- IV — CONTROL BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
- 17Directions and instructions by Central Government
- V — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
- 19Constitution of Brahmaputra Board Fund
- 22Accounts and audit
- VI — MISCELLANEOUS
- 23Disputes between the Board and the State Governments
- 24Removal, etc., of members
- 25Power to enter
- 27Protection of action taken in good faith
- 28Power to make rules
- 29Power to make regulations