REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD PROTECTION
(d) to refer to the Regulatory Authority any such complaint as is so mentioned which the committee is unable to resolve.
10) It shall be the duty of the Regulatory Authority to make such arrangements as it considers appropriate for facilitating the provision by one customer service committee to another of any such information as that other committee may require for any purpose relating to the carrying out of its functions.
86. The official seal of the Regulatory Authority –
The Regulatory Authority shall have an official seal for the authentication of documents required for the purposes of his functions.
87. Remuneration of Chairman and Members –
1) The Chairman and Members shall be paid such emoluments as may bedetermined by the Governor which shall not be varied to their disadvantage during their term of office.
2) The Chairman and Members shall not, during their term of office, engage themselves in any other service, business, vocation or employment and before the expiration of two years thereof enter into the employment of, or accept any advisory or consultancy relationship with, any person engaged in the distribution and delivery of irrigation water, the removal of drainage water and the control of flood waters in the Province of Sindh.
3) The Chairman and Members shall not have any direct or indirect financial interest, or have any connection with any business connected with the provision of or prospective provision of services, capital equipment or any other items to any of the authorities and institutions managing the network.
88. Funds –
The operations of the Regulatory Authority shall be funded from grants from the Government, including an initial start-up grant to cover establishment of office premises, office equipment, the appointment of necessary staff and all other necessary costs.
89. Business Plan and Financial Monitoring
1) By February of each financial year, the Regulatory Authority shall prepare a business plan for the following five financial years, and the first year of the plan shall be the budget of the coming financial year.
2) The business plan shall consist of an income and expenditure account, a balance sheet, a statement of sources and application of funds (cash flow) and explanatory notes. It shall be considered by the Board, and, on approval, shall be sent to the Governor by the end of February.
90. Implementation of the Business Plan
1) For purposes of management and control, the schedules of the first year of the business plan shall be analysed quarterly.
2) During the implementation of the plan, the Chairman shall present to the Regulatory Authority by the fifteenth working day of the month after the quarter management accounts for the previous quarter, with a comparison between actual and forecast showing the variance, and an explanation of significant variances. These results shall show both the details for the previous quarter and the cumulative results for the year-to-date.
3) He shall also send a copy of the quarterly and annual management accounts to the Governor. The Governor shall reply within one month of date of receipt and the Chairman shall reply within fourteen days to any recommendations which the Governor might make.
91. Annual accounts and balance sheet
1) The financial year shall commence from 1 July to 30 June of the following year.
