The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948

Section 60. Power to make regulations

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

60. Power to make regulations .—(1) The Corporation may, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, by notification in the Gazette of India, make regulations for carrying out its functions under this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, in such regulation the — Corporation may make provision for (a) making of appointments and promotions of its officers and servants; (b) specifying other conditions of service of its officers and servants; (c) specifying the manner in which water rates and charges for electrical energy shall be recovered; (d) preventing the pollution of water under its control; (e) regulating the taking out of fish from the water under its control; (f) regulating its proceedings and business; (g) prescribing punishment for breach of any regulation. (3) All regulations made under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall, as soon as possible, be published also in the Official Gazettes of the State Governments. 1. The words "the secretary and the financial adviser" omitted by Act 1 of 2012, s. 7 (w.e.f. 19-8-2013). 2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid ., for "financial adviser" (w.e.f. 19-8-2013). ||THE|SCHEDULE|SCHEDULE|SCHEDULE| |---|---|---|---|---| ||(See||section|24)| ||||PARTI|| |Acts||||Provisions of the Acts specified in column(1)| ||(1)|||(2)| |1. The Canals|Act, 1864 (Ben. Act 5 of 1864).|||Section 6 (Power of State Government to fix and| |||||alter rates of tolls).<br>Section 8 (Power of State Government to appoint| |2. The Indian|Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927).|||persons to collect tolls who may farm collection).<br>Section 35 (Protection of forests for special| |||||purposes).<br>Section 36 (Power to assume management of<br>forests).| |||PARTII||| ||Acts|||Provisions of the Acts specified in column(1)| ||(1)|||(2)| |1. The Bengal Irrigation Act, 1876 (Ben. Act 3 of 1876).||||Part III (Power of the maintenance of canals).<br>Section 41 of Part IV (Power of Canal Officer to<br>issue notice to person causing obstruction).| |2. The Bengal Embankment Act, 1882 (Ben. Act 2 of 1882).||||Section 42 of Part IV (Power of Canal Officer to<br>cause obstructions to be removed) .<br>Part II (Powers of Collector and procedure| |||||thereon).<br>Part III (Powers of Collector in cases of imminent| |3.The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927)||||danger to life or property).<br>Section 36 (Power to assume management of| |||||forests).|

Source: India Code