Section 4 in Jharkhand Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2014
4. Qualification for appointment of Chairperson and other Members of the Authority.
(1)Only such person shall be appointed as the Chairperson or a Member who possesses the qualification mentioned hereunder :-(a)Chairperson - The Chairperson shall be a person having minimum bachelor's degree of any recognized university/institute with administrative/technical experience of not less than 25 years, and must have held the post equivalent to Secretary/Engineer in Chief in the State Government.(b)Members :- (i) One Member shall be expert in the field of water resources having a B-Tech degree in civil/mechanical/Hydrology and allied trades of engineering of any recognized university/ institute and having experience of at least 25 years of service in the field of irrigation/water resources and having served as Chief Engineer or any post equivalent thereto.(ii)One Member shall be an expert and must have minimum 25 years of experience in the field of administration having master's degree in economics/Agricultural Science/Statistics/Management or PG Diploma in Management.(2)The Chairperson or any Member of the Authority shall not hold any other office during his/her tenure as such.(3)The Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.(4)Where the Chairperson is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness, death, resignation or any other cause or where any vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson, any Member nominated by the Chairperson on his behalf, shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Chairperson.
