State Act

The Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1986

4. Constitution of the Authority.--The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (a) a Chairman appointed by the Government ; (b) a Managing Director, who possesses experience in management and administration or who is qualified Engineer not below the rank of a Chief Engineer having sufficient experience in management and administration in water supply and sewerage works, appointed by the Government : Provided that no person who is more than fifty five years of age shall be appointed as Managing Director ; (c) the Secretary to the Government in charge of 1[Water Resources Department, exofficio]; (d) the Finance Secretary to Government, ex-officio ; (e) the Secretary to the Government in charge of 2[Local self Government Department, ex-officio] ; (f) the Secretary to Government in charge of Development Department, ex-officio ; (g) two members representing the local bodies in the State, appointed by the Government : Provided that if for any reason there are no elected members in office in any of the local bodies in the state, the Government may appoint a person who had been a member of any such local body ; 2[(h) two members appointed by the Government, one of whom shall be a member belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe;" a technical member, who shall be a qualified Public Health Engineer not below the rank of a Chief Engineer, appointed by the Government.] 3[(j) An Accounts Member, who shall be a qualified Chartered Accountant having a minimum of fifteen years of experience in responsible position in a reputed commercial organization or public sector undertaking or who shall be a member of the Accounts Service of the Central Government, appointed by the Government.]