REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD PROTECTION
67. Establishment
As soon as may be after the commencement of this Ordinance, the Governor of Sindh shall, establish an Regulatory Authority of Irrigation and Drainage..
68. Legal status of the Regulatory Authority of Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Protection –
1) Under this Ordinance, the Regulatory Authority -
a. shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the same name, sue and be sued;
b. shall have power to lease, acquire, hold and dispose of property save that it shall not hold or dispose of land belonging to Government all of which shall be held in Trust for Government; and
c. shall exercise independent judgment in the conduct of its own business.
2) The Regulatory Authority shall be based at Hyderabad.
69. Composition of the Nomination Panel –
1) The members of the Regulatory Authority shall be nominated by the Governor. In making these nominations, the Governor may follow the advice given by a nomination panel, comprising -
(a) the Chairman of the SIDA;
(b) the Chairman of the two AWBs, having the largest cultivable command area;
(c) the Chairman of the two FOs, having the largest cultivable command area;
(d) two eminent academics specialised in the field of water management; and
(e) two outstanding lawyers of twenty years standing.
2) The members of the panel under clauses (d) and (e) shall be nominated by the members under clauses (a), (b) and (c).
3) If the Governor disagrees with the advice of the nomination panel, he may request the nomination panel to revise its advice, which will then be final.
70. Composition of the Regulatory Authority –
1. The Regulatory Authority shall comprise a Chairman and Members who shall all be eminent professionals of known integrity and competence and, in particular -
(a) an independent person - Chairman;
(b) two Members shall be Advocates of the High Court -
(c) two Members shall be prominent academics with special backgrounds in irrigation and drainage;
(d) two Members shall be prominent academics with special background in finance and business;
2) Section 5, sub-sections (2) to (8) shall mutatis mutandis apply.
3) Chairman and Members of the Regulatory Authority shall not hold any office in any other body established under this Ordinance.
71. Removal -
The Governor may by notification remove the Chairman or a member other than the ex-officio Chairman and ex-officio member if he-
a. is incapable of discharging his responsibilities under this Ordinance; or
