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THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
ISLAMABAD, THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 10,1992
PART -I
Acts, Ordinances, President's Orders and Regulations
SENATE SECRETARIAT
Islamabad, the 10th December, 1992
1. Short title, extent
and commencement :-
(1) This Act may be
called the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992.
(2) It shall come
into force at once.
2. Definitions
:-
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in
the subject or context:-
(a) “Authority" means
the Indus River System Authority established under section 3;
(b) “Chairman" means
the Chairman of the Authority;
(c) “Member" means
a member of the Authority;
(d) “prescribed" means
prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) “rules" means
rules made under this Act; and
(f) “Water Accord”
means the agreement entitled ”Apportionment
of the Water of the Indus River System Between the Provinces" signed by the Provinces
on the sixteenth day of March, 1991, and approved by the Council of Common Interests
on the twenty-first day of March, 1991.
3. Constitution of
the Authority :-
(1) As soon as may
be after the commencement of this Act, the Federal Government shall, by a notification
in the official Gazette, establish an authority to be known as the Indus River System
Authority for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Authority shall
be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power subject
to provisions of this Act to acquire and hold property, both moveable and immoveable,
and shall sue and be sued by the name assigned to it under sub-section (1).
4. Appointment and
term of office of Chairman and members :-
(1) The Authority
shall consist of five members, one each to be nominated by each Province and the
Federal Government from amongst high-ranking engineers in Irrigation or related
engineering fields.
(2)The first Chairman
shall be the member nominated by the Government of Balochistan to be followed by
the nominees of the Governments of North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh and
the Federal Government and thereafter in that order.
(3) The term of office
of the Chairman shall be one year and that of a member three years.
(4) Any member shall
be eligible for re-appointment for one or more term or of such shorter term as the
Provincial Government or, as the case may be, the Federal Government may decide.
(5) The Chairman and
any member may, by writing under his hand, addressed to the Secretary to the Government
of Pakistan, Water and Power Division, resign from his office:
Provided that the
resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by the Federal Government;
(6)In the absence
of the Chairman, the member next due for appointment as Chairman shall act as the
Chairman.
(7)In the absence
of a member representing a Province, the Secretary, Irrigation Department of the
Province shall represent that Province.
(8) In the absence
of member nominated by the Federal Government the Chief Engineering Adviser or his
nominee shall represent the Federal Government.
(9) The Chairman of
the Water and Power Development Authority and Chief Engineering Adviser or their
nominees shall be ex-officio members of the Authority, but they shall have no right
to vote.
5. Remuneration and
conditions of service :-
The Chairman and every member shall receive such salary
and allowances and be subject to such Conditions of service as may be prescribed
and shall perform such duties and functions as are assigned to them under this Act
or by rules.
6. Removal of Chairman
or Members :-
The Federal Government may, by notification in the
official Gazette, after providing an opportunity of being heard and in consultation
with the Provincial Government concerned, remove the Chairman or any member, where:-
(a) he refuses or
fails to discharge or, in the opinion of the Federal Government, becomes incapable
of discharging his responsibilities;
(b) he is declared
insolvent by a competent court; or
(c) he is declared
to be disqualified for employment in, or has been dismissed from, the service of
Pakistan or of Province, or has been convicted by a competent court of an offence
involving moral turpitude.
7. Meetings of the
Authority :-
(1) The Authority
shall meet at least once in every month at such time and in such manner as may be
specified by regulations:
Provided that until
regulations are made in this behalf, such meetings shall be convened by the Chairman
as he deems necessary.
(2) The Chairman and
two other members entitled to vote shall constitute quorum for a meeting of the
Authority.
8. Powers and Duties
of the Authority :-
1. The duties of the Authority shall be to:
(a) lay down the basis
for the regulation and distribution of surface waters amongst the Provinces according
to the allocations and policies spelt out in the Water Accord;
(b) review and specify
river and reservoir operation patterns and periodically review the system of such
operation;
(c) coordinate and
regulate the activities of the Water and Power Development Authority in exchange
of data between the Provinces in connection with the guaging and recording of surface
water-flows;
Explanation:- Actual
observation and compilation of the data shall be the responsibility of the respective
Provinces, Water and Power Development Authority and other allied organizations,
while the process shall be monitored by the Authority;
(d) determine priorities
with reference to sub-clause (c) of clause 14 of the Water Accord for river and
reservoir operations for Irrigation and hydropower requirements;
(e) compile and review
canal withdrawal indents asreceived from the Provinces on 5-daily or, as the case
may be, on 10-daily basis and issue consolidated operational directives to Water
and Power Development Authority for making such releases from reservoirs as the
Authority may consider appropriate or consistent with the Water Accord;
Explanation:- The
directives issued under this clause shall be binding upon Water and Power Development
Authority and the Provinces, and shall be followed in letter and spirit;
(f) settle any question
that may arise between two or more Provinces in respect of distribution of river
and reservoir waters; and
(g) consider and make
recommendations on the availability of water against the allocated shares of the
Provinces within three months of receipt of fully substantiated water accounts for
all new water projects for the assistance of the Executive Committee of the National
Economic Council.
2. Any question in
respect of implementation of Water Accord shall be settled by the Authority by the
votes of the majority of members and in case of an equality of votes the Chairman
shall have a casting vote.
3. A Provincial Government
or the Water and Power Development Authority may, if aggrieved by any decision of
the Authority, make a reference to the Council of Common Interests.
9. Advisory Committee:-
The Authority shall have an Advisory Committee consisting
of the following:
(a) Chairman of the
Authority, who shall also be the Chairman of the Advisory Committee;
(b) Members of the
Authority; .
(c) Chief Engineering
Adviser to the Government of Pakistan;
(d) Members, Water
and Power Development Authority, in-charge of Water and Power Wings;
(e) Secretaries, Agriculture
Departments of the Provinces; and
(f) Secretaries, Irrigation
Departments of the Provinces.
10. Meetings of the
Committee:-
The Advisory Committee shall meet at such
time and place to consider such matters as the Authority may from time to time,
refer to it;
Provided that the
Advisory Committee shall, at the start of each cropping seasons of Kharif and Rabi,
hold its meetings without such reference.
11. Headquarter of
the Authority:-
The Authority shall have its headquarters
at Lahore.*
12. Employment of
officers and staff :-
(1)The Authority may
from time to time, employ such officers and other members of staff or appoint such
experts and consultants as it may consider necessary for the performance of its
functions, as it may be prescribed.
(2)The Authority shall
prescribe the procedure for appointment, terms and conditions of service of its
officers and members of staff, experts and consultants and shall be competent to
take disciplinary action against its officers and members of staff.
13. Immunity of the
Authority and its employees:-
(1)The Chairman, members,
officers and members of staff shall, be deemed to be public servants, within the
meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
(2)No suit, prosecution
or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Authority, the Chairman, members
or officers and members of staff of the Authority in respect of anything done or
intended to be done in good faith under this Act.
14. Delegation of
powers to and by Chairman:-
The Authority may, by general or
special order, delegate to the Chairman, a member or officer of the Authority, all
or any of its powers, duties or functions under this Act subject to such conditions
as it may consider fit to impose.
REPORTS AND STATEMENTS
15. Submission of
yearly reports and returns:-
(1) The Authority
shall, after the close of each cropping seasons of Kharif and Rabi, furnish a Water
Account Report to the Federal Government with copies thereof to the Provincial Governments
and Water and Power Development Authority indicating Summary of the quantities of
inflows and supplies utilised by the Provinces in relation to their authorized shares.
(2) Observations on
the seasonal water forecast reports prepared by Water and Power Development Authority
and other issues faced during all seasons shall be incorporated in the Water Accounts
Report.
(3) As soon as may
be, after the end of every financial year but before the last day of September next
following, the Authority shall submit to the Federal Government, a report with copies
thereof to the Provincial Government on the conduct of its affairs for that year.
(4) The Federal Government
may require the Authority to furnish it with:-
(a) any return, statement,
estimate, statistics or other information regarding any matter under the control
of the Authority; and
(b) copies of every
documents in the charge of the Authority.
FINANCING
16. Fund of Authority
:-
(1) There shall be
a fund to be knows as the "Authority Fund" vested in the Authority which shall be
utilised by it to meet all expenses and charges in connection with its functions
under this Act including the payment of salaries and other remunerations to the
Authority and to its officers and members of staff.
(2) The Authority
Fund shall consist of:-
(a) Grants made by
the Government;
(b) Loan obtained
by the Authority; and
(c) all other sums
received by the Authority.
17. Limited Liability
:-
The liability of the Federal Government
to the creditors of the Authority shall be limited to the extent of grants made
by the Federal Government and the loans raised by the Authority as guaranteed by
the Federal Government.
18. Maintenance of
Accounts:-
The Authority shall maintain complete
and accurate books of accounts in the form to be prescribed by the Auditor-General
of Pakistan.
19. Annual Statement
of Accounts:-
In the month of January each year, the
Authority shall submit to the Federal Government, for approval, a statement of the
estimated receipts and expenditures in respect of next financial year.
20. Audit:-
(1) The accounts of
the Authority shall be audited every year by the Auditor-General of Pakistan in
such manner as may be specified.
(2) Copies of the
audit report shall be sent to the Authority which shall, along with its comments,
present to the Federal Government and shall also make it available for public inspection.
(3) The Authority
shall carry out any directive issued by the Federal Government for rectification
of an audit objection.
MISCELLANEOUS
21. Rules:-
The Federal Government may make rules
to carry out the purposes of this Act.
22. Regulations:-
(1) The Authority
may make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules framed there under for
the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular
and without prejudice to the generality of the afore going provisions, such regulations
may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:
(a) the manner in
which the meetings of the Authority may be convened and held and the procedure to
be followed thereat; and
(b) formation of committees
and conduct of business in such committees.
*Now in Islamabad
vide Presidential Ordinance No. XLI of 2000, dated September 4, 2000.
REGULATIONS
INDUS RIVER SYSTEM AUTHORITY
LAHORE*
Regulation [under section 22 of the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992.]
1. Short Title and
commencement :-
1) These regulations
may be called "IRSA Regulations"
2) They shall come
into force at once.
2. Definitions :-
In these regulations,
unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context.-
(a)"Act" means the
Indus River System AuthorityAct, 1992;
(b)"Advisory Committee"
means the Advisory Committee set up under section 9 of the Act;
(c) "Authority" means
the Indus River System Authority established under section 3 of the Act;
(d)"Chairman" means
the Chairman of the Authority;
(e)"Member" means
the Member of the Authority;
(f) "Secretary" means
the Secretary of the Authority;
(g)"Water Accord"
means the Water Accord, 1991, as defined in section 2(f) of the Act.
3.Meetings of the
Authority :-
(1) The meetings shall be convened by the Chairman, in consultation
with the Members, for the purpose of and in the manner specified as under:-
(a) regulations and
distribution of the flow- cum-storage waters, as per sub-section (1 ) (d), (e) of
section 8 of the Act;
(b) settle any question
in respect of distribution of river and reservoir waters, if and when it arises
between two or more Provinces, as per sub-section (f) of section 8 ibid;
(c) consider and make
recommendations on the availability of water, against the allocated share of the
Province concerned, whenever a new water project is received, as per sub-section
1 (g) of section 8 ibid;
(d) settle any question
that may arise in respect of implementation of the Water Accord, as per sub-section
(2) of section 8 ibid;
(e) consider such
matters as are to be referred to the Advisory Committee, at the start of Kharif
and Rabi cropping seasons, as per section 10 ibid;
(f) decide administrative
and financial matters, as per chapter IV and VI of the Act;
(g) consider any matter
under the Act that may arise at any time.
(2) The Chairman and two other Members shall constitute the quorum
for a meeting of the Authority.
(3) In the absence
of the Chairman, the Member next due for appointment as Chairman shall act as the
Chairman.
4. Procedure of the
Meetings :-
(1) The meetings shall
normally be held at the headquarters at Lahore *, but under special circumstances
these may be held at such other places as may be specified by the Authority.
(2) An agenda shall
be prepared specifying the issues to be considered under sub-section (1) (a) - (g),
section 8, or chapter IV and VI of the Act.
(3) The procedure
to be followed in case of 4(2) supra shall be that the members shall express their
views in alphabetical order, followed by an open discussion, with the Chairman summing
up the discussion, the consensus reached at the meeting, and the decisions requiring
voting.
(4) The decisions
of the Authority shall be made by the votes of the majority of Members and, in case
of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote, in accordance with
sub-section (2), section 8 of the Act.
5. Minutes of the
Meetings :-
(1) The minutes shall
be a faithful reproduction of the views expressed and positions taken by the members
and Chairman. In the event of a majority decision, as per 4(4) supra, the respective
viewpoints, including dissenting views, may be recorded, if so desired, and annexed
to the minutes.
(2)The minutes shall
be recorded by the General Manager/Chief Engineer in case of section 8, 10; and
by the Secretary in case of chapter IV and VI of the Act, and maintained in a Minutes'
File.
(3) Copies of the
minutes after approval by the Chairman shall be circulated to Members by the Secretary.
6. Formation of Committees
:-
(1) The Authority
shall set up committees of such experts and consultants as it may consider necessary
for the performance of its functions.
(2) Such committees
shall frame their own rules of procedure.
(3) The reports of
the committees shall be submitted to the Authority within the stipulated time.
*Now in Islamabad
vide Presidential Ordinance No. XLI of 2000, dated September 4, 2000.
REGULATIONS-2010
INDUS RIVER SYSTEM AUTHORITY
Islamabad
Regulations [under section 16 (1)(2) & 22 (1) of the Indus River System Authority
Act XXXII of 1992]
1. Short Title and
commencement :-
1) These regulations
may be called “IRSA Regulation for issuance of NOC & Water Utilization Cess
for Hydel Power Projects/Power Projects requiring use of water”
2) They shall come
into force at once.
2. Definitions :-
In these regulations,
unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context.-
(a)"Water Accord"
means the Water Apportionment Accord 1991, as defined in section 2 (f) of the Act;
(b)"Act" means the
Indus River System Authority Act XXII of 1992;
(c) "Authority" means
the Indus River System Authority established under section 3 of the Act;
(d)"Chairman" means
the Chairman of the Authority as defined in section 4 (2) of the Act;
(e)"Member" means
the Member of the Authority as defined in section 4 (1) of the Act
(f)"Authority Fund"
means the Fund of the Authority as defined in section 16 (1) & (2) of the Act;
(g)"Chief Engineer"
means the Chief Engineer (Operation) of the Authority;
(h) "Secretary" means
the Secretary of the Authority;
(i) "Power Project"
means all hydel power projects and power projects requiring use of water;
(j) "Processing Fee"
means the NOC fee to be deposited by the Project Authorities for grant of NOC for
the power Project;
(K) "Water Utilization
Cess" means annual water utilization charge to be deposited but the Project Authorities.
(l) "Water Utilization
Cess Agreement" means agreement to be signed by Chairman IRSA & Project Authorities
for collection of Annual Cess from the Power Project.
(m) "Project Director"
means the Chief Executive officer or his nominee of the Power Project for which
NOC is required.
(n) "Operation Wing"
means the operation section of the Authority.
(o) " Admin Wing"
means the admin section of the Authority.
(p) " Accounts Wing"
means the accounts section of the Authority.
3. Levy of NOC Fee
for All Hydel Projects/ Power Projects Requiring Use of Water. :-
1) The Authority will
charge the Processing Fee (Non- Refundable) in advance for grant of NOC according
to the following slab rates:
(a) 01- 50 MW
Rs. 0.5 Million
(b) 51- 200 MW
Rs. 1.0 Million
(c) 201- 400 MW
Rs. 2.0 Million
(d) 401- 600 MW
Rs. 3.0 Million
(e) 601- 800 MW
Rs. 3.5 Million
(f) 801- 1000 MW
Rs. 4.0 Million
(g) 1001 MW &
above Rs. 5.0
Million
2) The fee so collected
will be deposited into the Authority Fund and will be utilized to meet all expenses
and charges of the Authority including the payment of salaries and other remunerations
of the Authority members and to its officers and members of staff. The Authority
Fund will be a non-lapsable fund.
4. Water Utilization
Cess On All Hydel Projects / Power Projects Requiring Use of Water :-
1) The Authority will
charge the Water Utilization Cess from all Hydel power projects / Power Projects
requiring use of water @ Rs. 0.02 ( 2 Paisa) / Unit on total units generated by
any Project during the year. The water utilization cess will be the part of the
agreement duly signed by the Chairman ( on behalf of the Authority ) with the Chief
Executive Officer (competent authority ) of the Project.
2) The fee so collected
will be deposited in to the Authority Fund and will be utilized to meet all expenses
and charges of the Authority including the payment of salaries and other remunerations
of the Authority members and to its officers and members of staff. The Authority
Fund will be a non-lapsable fund.
5. Procedure of Issuance
of NOC & Implementation of Water Utilization Cess:-
1) When the Authority
will receive a request for grant of NOC, the Chief Engineer or head of Operation
Wing IRSA will inform in writing to the Project Director ( Competant Authority )
to deposit the NOC Process Fee ( Non- Refundable )in the Authority Fund of IRSA
according to the slab as defined in section 3 (1) supra;
2) The Chief engineer
IRSA or head of Operation Section will prepare a comprehensive working paper for
the grant of NOC for Power Projects and would place before the Authority for consideration
/ decision;
3) The procedures
of the meeting as laid down in "IRSA Regulations" under clause 4 (1) (2) (3) (4)
and 5 (1) (2) & (3) shall be adopted. The Authority has the right to issue or
reject, after recording the reason thereof, the NOC for the Power projects;
4) In case of grant
of NOC, Secretary IRSA in consultation with the Accounts Wing shall prepare a draft
agreement between Chairman IRSA and project Authorities for the implementation &
collection of Water Utilization Cess as defined in Clause 4 (1) supra;
5) Chairman IRSA will
issue NOC for the Power Project and will sign the Water Utilization Cess Agreement
on behalf of the Authority;
6) Secretary IRSA
as well as Accounts Wing of IRSA will ensure the collection of Water Utilization
Cess from all the operational Power Projects at the closing of each finanacial year.
The Project Authorities shall pay a penalty on late payments as per rates fixed
by the Authority;
7) Without deposition
of NOC Processing Fee ( Non- Refundable ) & signing of agreement of Water Utilization
Cess Agreement no NOC will be granted by the Authority;
8) The Authority after
receiving the NOC Processing Fee will be bound todecide the case with in 60 Days;
9) The Project Authorities
will be bound after acceptance of issuance of NOC to Sign the Water Utilization
Cess Agreement within 30 days with IRSA;
6. The Authority may
review the NOC Processing Fee as well as the Water Utilization Cess rates as deem
fit from time to time.
Dated: November 12,2010
WHEREAS it is expedient
to amend the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992 (XX11 of 1992), for the purpose
hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS the National
Assembly is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist
which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate
the following ordinance:-
1. Short title and
commencement.-
(1) This Ordinance
may be called the Indus River System Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 1998.
(2) It shall come
into force at once.
2. Amendment of section
3. Act XXII of 1992:-
In the Indus
River System Authority Act, 1992(XXII of 1992), hereinafter referred to as the said
Act, in section 3:-
(a) for sub-section
(1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) There shall be an authority to be known
as the Indus River System Authority for carrying the purpose of this Act." and
(b) after sub-section
(2) the following new sub-sections shall be added, namely:-
"(3) The Authority
shall consist of the following· members, namely:-
(i) Chief Engineering
Adviser, Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan Chairman
(ii) Secretary, Department
of Irrigation, Government of Baluchistan Member
(iii) Secretary, Department
of Irrigation, Government of North-West Frontier Province Member
(iv) Secretary, Department
of Irrigation, Government of the Punjab Member
(v) Secretary, Department
of Irrigation, Government of Sindh Member
(4) If the Chief Engineer
Adviser is, for any reason, unable to perform the functions of the Chairman, the
person nominated by the Federal Government shall act as the Chairman.
(5) The Chairman of
the Water and Power Development Authority and the Pakistan Commission for Indus
Waters or their nominees shall be entitled to attend and otherwise take part in
the meetings of the Authority but shall not be entitled to vote.
3. Omission of sections
4, 5 and 6, Act XXII of 1992:-
In the said Act, sections 4, 5 and 6 shall be omitted.
4. Amendment of section
9, Act XXII of 1992:-
In the said Act, in section 9, _
(a) for clause (c)
the following shall be substituted namely:- "(c) Pakistan Commissioner for Indus
Waters"; and
(b) clause (f) shall
be omitted.
5. Chairman and members
to cease to hold office:-
Not with standing
anything contained in any appointment order or contract any person holding the office
of the Chairman or a member of the Authority immediately before the commencement
of this Ordinance shall cease to hold the said office.
MUHAMMAD RAFIQ TARAR
President
(Ch. Irshad Ahmad)
Secretary
ISLAMABAD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1998
PART II
Statutory Notifications S.R.O.
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
ORDER
Islamabad, the 6th October, 1998
S.R.O. 1033 (1 )98.
- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (b) of clause (2) of Article
89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased
to withdraw the Indus River Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 1998 (VIII of 1998).
[F. No. 2(1 )/98-Pub.]
MUHAMMAD RAFIQ TARAR
President
CH. IRSHAD AHMAD
Secretary
MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(Law, Justice and Human Rights Division)
Islamabad, the 4th September, 2000
No. F. 2( 1 )/2000-Pub. - The following Ordinance made
by the President is hereby published for general information:-
ORDINANCE No. XLI OF 2000
AN
ORDINANCE
further to amend the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992
WHEREAS it is expedient
further to amend the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992 (XXII of 1992), for
the purpose hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS the National
Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency
of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order
No.1 of 1999;
AND WHEREAS the President
is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate
action;
NOW, therefore, in
pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October 1999,
and the Provisional Constitution Order No.1 of 1999, as well as Order No.9 of 1999,
and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1.Short title and
commencement:-
(1) This Ordinance
may be called the Indus River System Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000.
(2) It shall come
into force at once.
2. Amendment of section
11, Act XXII of 1992:-
In the Indus River
System Authority Act, 1992 (XXII of 1992), in section 11, for the word "Lahore"
the world Islamabad" shall be substituted.
MUHAMMAD RAFIQ TARAR,
President.
MR. JUSTICE (Faqir Muhammad Khokhar)
Secretary.
THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN
EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
KARACHI, THURSDAY, MAY 11,2000
PART -II
Statutory Notifications containing
Rules and Orders issued by all Ministries
and Divisions of the Government of Pakistan and their Attached and
Subordinate Offices and the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Islamabad, the 25th April 2000
S.R.O. 76 (KE)/2000:
In exercise of the
powers conferred by Section 21 of the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992 (XXII
of 1992) and in supersession of Notification S.R.O. No. Admn. 11-10 (5)/ 92-IRSA,
dated the 13th March, 1996, the Federal Government is pleased to make the following
rules, namely:-
1. Short title and
commencement:-
(1) These rules may
be called the Indus River System Authority (Chairman and Members Conditions of Service)
Rules, 2000.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Interpretation:-
The words and expressions used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indus River System Authority Act,
1992 (XXII of 1992).
3. Appointment of
members:-
Appointment of five
members of Indus River System Authority shall be made in accordance with Section
4 of the Indus River System Authority Act, 1992 (XII of 1992).
4. Pay, allowances
and perquisites:-
The post of a member
shall be in BPS-21 and he shall be entitled to pay, entertainment allowance, accommodation,
transport, personal staff, traveling allowance, residential telephone, medical facilities
and other perquisites as are admissible to holder of post in BPS-21 under the Federal
Government.
Provided that if a
serving Government servant is appointed as a member, he shall be entitled, to the
pay as admissible to him as such Government servant, and in addition thereto, shall
be entitled to the allowances and perquisites admissible to holder of a post in
BPS-21, but shall not be entitled to any deputation allowance.
5. Leave:-
(1) A member shall
be entitled to leave as is admissible to a Government servant of the corresponding
pay scale under the Revised Leave Rules, 1980.
Provided that rules
5(c), 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 18-A, 19, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 39 of the said rules
shall not apply to the members of the Authority.
(2) Leave, other than
casual leave, shall be sanctioned by the Federal Government.
(3) The Chairman may
proceed on casual leave with the permission in writing of the Federal Minister for
Water and Power and a member with the permission in writing of the Chairman.
6. Pension:-
The service rendered
in the Authority as a member shall not qualify for pension.
Provided that if a
serving Government servant is appointed as a member, the Authority shall pay pension
contribution at the prescribed rates in respect of such Government servant to the
respective Government for the period of his service in the Authority.
7. Matters not provided:-
In all matters not
provided for in these rules, a Member shall be governed by the rules and orders
applicable to a Government servant of the corresponding pay scale under the Federal
Government
(No. F.A. 11-6/1 /2000/IRSA).
SHAHID MUNIR BARLAS
Deputy, Secretary
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