In force · As amended up to 2026-08
(6) The Board may appoint one of the official members to be the Secretary of the Board.
(4) No act done by the Board shall be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any
vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Board.
(3) The Chief Commissioner may, at any time, remove from the Board any member who is guilty of
any action involving moral turpitude.
(2) A non-official member may, at any time by notice in writing to the Chairman, resign his office.
(5) If there is a difference of opinion among the members of the Board regarding any question the
decision of the majority of the members present and voting shall prevail, and in case of equality of votes
the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of
this Act, the Chief Commissioner shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint an officer to be
called the Land Development Commissioner and constitute for the [1][State] a Land Development Board
consisting of the following members, namely:--
(a) the Land Development Commissioner, who shall be the Chairman of the Board,
(b) two official members who shall be persons of experience in agriculture or irrigation
engineering, and
(c) two non-official members.
(7) The Chief Commissioner may invest the Land Development Commissioner with all or any of the
powers of a Deputy Commissioner or a Collector under any law for the time being in force in the [2][State]
of Delhi or [3][Ajmer], as the case may be.
[Footnotes]
1. Subs. by A.O. 1950, for "Province".
2. Subs. by A.O. 1950, for "Province".
3. Subs., ibid., for "Ajmer-Merwara".
3. Constitution of Land Development Boards.
Source: India Code