State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977

1[42. Constitution of Town and Country Development Authority.- Save as provided in section 42-A, every Town and Country Development Authority shall consist of the Chairman and other members not exceeding twelve to be appointed by the State Government: Provided that, whenever it is expedient to ensure the efficient performance of the functions assigned to the Town and Country Development Authority, the State Government may appoint one or more persons as its Vice-Chairman and where more than one person is appointed as Vice-Chairman one of them shall be designated as Senior Vice-Chairman: Provided further that the State Government may, if it considers it necessary so to do, constitute a single member Town and Country Development Authority. (2) The Chairman, and in the absence of the Chairman the Senior Vice-Chairman, and in the absence of both the Chairman and Senior Vice-Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, shall preside over the meetings of the Town and Country Development Authority constituted under sub-section (1), The Senior Vice-Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall, in relation thereto, exercise such powers and perform such functions as the Chairman may assign to them.]