Section 9: Powers and duties of the Member-Secretary .-The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:

Q: What does Section 9 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (TWPCPR) deal with?

Section 9 TWPCPR pertains to "Powers and duties of the Member-Secretary .-The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:". It is part of the The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 9 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (TWPCPR) governs powers and duties of the Member-Secretary .-The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 9 TWPCPR still in force?

Yes, Section 9 of the The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 9 TWPCPR?

धारा 9 TWPCPR is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 9 of the The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975. Section 9 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (TWPCPR) governs powers and duties of the Member-Secretary .-The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 9 TWPCPR?

Dhara 9 TWPCPR is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 9 of the The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 9 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (TWPCPR) governs powers and duties of the Member-Secretary .-The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject to the control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers, namely:. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 9 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975?

Cite as: "Section 9, The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975 (TWPCPR)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975, § 9 (India).

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(1)

The Member-Secretary shall be in charge of all the confidential papers of the Board and shall be responsible for preserving them.

(2)

The Member-Secretary shall produce such papers whenever so directed by the Chairman or by the Central Board.

(3)

The Member-Secretary shall make available to any member of the Central Board, for his perusal, any record of the Board.

(4)

The Member-Secretary shall be entitled to call for the services of any officer or employee of the Central Board, and files, papers and documents for study from any department of the Board, as also to carry out inspection of any department at any time including checking of accounts, vouchers, bills and other records and stores pertaining to the Board or regional offices thereunder.

(5)

The Member-Secretary may withhold any payment:

Provided that [as soon as may be, and in any case not later than three months] after such withholding of payment the matter shall be placed before the Central Board for its approval.

(6)

The Member-Secretary shall make all arrangements for holding meetings of the Central Board and meetings of the Committees constituted by the Central Board.

(7)

All orders or instructions to be issued by the Central Board shall be over the signature of the Member-Secretary or of any other officer authorised in this behalf by the Chairman.

(8)

The Member-Secretary shall authorise, sanction or pass all payments against allotments made or estimates sanctioned.

(9)

The Member-Secretary shall write and maintain confidential reports of all Class I and Class II officers of the Central Board and shall get them countersigned by the Chairman.

(10)

The Member-Secretary shall countersign the confidential reports of all Class III employees of the Central Board.

(11)

(i) The Member-Secretary shall sanction the annual increments of Class I and Class II officers of the Central Board:

(ii) The annual increments of other employees of the Central Board not referred to in clause (i) shall be sanctioned by officers authorised in this behalf by the Member-Secretary.

(12)

The Member-Secretary shall have full powers for according technical sanction of all estimates.

(13)

The Member-Secretary shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be delegated to him from time to time either by the Board or by the Chairman.