Section 4: Appointment and term of office of Chairman and members

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 Government 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 for 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.

Effective date: 1992-01-01

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