The Bihar State Mela Authority Act, 2008

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    "title": "The Bihar State Mela Authority Act, 2008",
    "short_title": "The Bihar State Mela Authority Act, 2008",
    "act_number": "Bihar Act 20 of 2008",
    "act_year": 2008,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Bihar State Mela Authority Act, 2008",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definition.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Mela\" means such Melas which are notified by State Government, for management through the Bihar State Mela authority.\n(b) \"Authority\" means Bihar State Mela Authority constituted under Section 3 of the Act;\n(c) \"Pilgrim\" includes the person, who visits a place of pilgrimage with the object, among others, of performing such rites as are usually performed by pilgrims;\n(d) \"Development Commissioner\" means Development Commissioner of Bihar duly appointed by the State Government;\n(e) \"Commissioner\" means the Divisional Commissioner of a Division duly appointed by the State Government;\n(f) \"Land Reforms Commissioner\" means Land Reforms Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Revenue & Land Reforms Department of the State of Bihar duly appointed by the State Government;\n(g) \"Secretary\" means Secretary/Principal Secretary of a Department duly appointed by the State Government;\n(h) \"Collector\" means District Magistrate-cum-Collector of the District duly appointed by the State Government;\n(i) \"Superintendent of Police\" means Superintendent of Police of the district duly appointed by the State Government;\n(j) \"Sub-Divisional Officer\" means an officer duly appointed by the State Government for the Sub-Division;\n(k) \"D.C.L.R.\" means a Deputy Collector appointed for land reforms works in a Sub-Division;\n(l) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by Rules made under this Act;\n(m) \"Regulations\" means regulations made by the Authority under this Act;\n(n) \"Rules\" means Rules made by the State Government under this Act.\nChapter II\nConstitution of Authority",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of authority.",
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            "content": "(ii) The Authority at State level shall be constituted with the following members:-\n(a)\nMinister, Revenue and Land Reforms\n- Chairman\n(b)\nTwo eminent and distinguished Non-Government Persons, who\n\t\t\t\tevince interest in development of internationally famous fairs\n\t\t\t\tsuch as Shrawani fair, Bhagalpur, Pitripaksh fair, Gaya, Malamas\n\t\t\t\tfair, Rajgir (Nalanda), Hariharkshetra fair, Sonepur (Chapra),\n\t\t\t\tSingheswar fair, Madhepura and Simaria fair, Begusarai; to be\n\t\t\t\tnominated by State Government, for three years.\n- Vice Chairman\n(c)\nMinisters incharge of the Department of Home, Health, Road\n\t\t\t\tconstruction, Building construction, Urban Development, Public\n\t\t\t\tHealth Engineering, Tourism, Energy, Food and Consumer Protection\n\t\t\t\tand Information and Public Relations.\n- Special members.\n(d)\nDevelopment Commissioner, Secretary/Principal Secretary of the\n\t\t\t\tDepartment of Home, Health, Finance, Road Construction, Building\n\t\t\t\tConstruction, Public Health Engineering, Tourism, Information and\n\t\t\t\tPublic Relation, Energy, Food and Consumer Protection and Urban\n\t\t\t\tdevelopment;\n- Member\n(e)\nEleven eminent and distinguished Non-Government Persons, who\n\t\t\t\tevince interest in development of fairs and come from areas of\n\t\t\t\tthe State where other internationally known as well as famous\n\t\t\t\tfairs are organised, will be nominated by the State Government\n\t\t\t\tfor three years.\n- Member\n(f)\nLand Reforms Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Department\n\t\t\t\tof Revenue and Land Reforms.\n- Member Secretary.\n(iii) The State Mela Authority (\"Authority\" in brief) may associate with itself in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by regulations, any person whose assistance or advice it may desire in complying with any of the provisions of the Act and a person so associated shall have the right to take part in the discussion of the Authority relevant to the purpose for which he has been associated but shall not be entitled to vote.\n(iv) The Authority may from time to time deliberate and take initiative on, welfare of and facility to visitors, policy, direction, implementation; ways to augment resources including revenue from a particular Mela, Outsourcing, Financial management, Security and other matters of importance and utility for Melas and advise and direct the Divisional and district level administrative officers as well as officers of all departments related with administration and management of Mela.\n(v) The State Government, can notify any other Mela, extantly not under the jurisdiction of the authority for management through the authority, on the recommendation of the authority and/or after evaluating informations received from other sources.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Powers and functions of the Chairman, and Vice",
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Removal of the members from their office.",
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            "content": "(a) refuses to act.\n(b) has become incapable to act.\n(c) has so abused his office as to render his continuance in office detrimental to the public or Government interest; or\n(d) is otherwise unsuitable to continue as a member.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Secretary of the Authority",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Meetings of the Committees.",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nPowers and Functions of the Authority",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Powers and Functions of the Authority.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Special Powers of the Mela Authority.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Control and Guidance.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Recommendation for taking action.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter IV\nFinance, Account and Audits",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Fund of Mela.",
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            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Power to provide amenities and impose entry fee.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Account of the Mela Fund.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Manner of collection of surcharges and entry fee.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Constitution of Mela Fund.",
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            "content": "(i) Any grants and loans made to the Authority by the State or Central Government.\n(ii) All the fees and surcharge received by the Authority under this Act.\n(iii) All sums received by the Authority from such other sources as may be decided by the State Government.\n(iv) The donations received as per the guidelines of the Government of India and the State Government.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Use of Mela Fund.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Preparation of Budget.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Annual Report.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Accounts and Audit of Accounts.",
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            "content": "Chapter V\nMiscellaneous",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Functions of the Authority.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Delegation of Power.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Authentication of orders.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Protection of action taken in Good Faith.",
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            "content": "(b) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or the authority under the Act or any of its officers or other employees for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.\n(c) No court shall take cognizance of an offence against any officer or other employee discharging the duties under the Act for anything, which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act, except when such complaint is made after obtaining previous approval of the State Government.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Supersession of the Authority.",
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            "content": "(a) That on account of a grave emergency, the authority is unable to discharge its function and duties imposed on it by or under the provisions of this Act; or\n(b) That circumstances exist which render it necessary in the public interest so to do;\n(a) all the members shall, as from the date of supersession vacate their offices as such;\n(b) All the powers, functions and duties which may, by or under the provisions of this Act, be exercised and discharged by or on behalf of the authority, shall until the authority is reconstituted under subsection (3), be exercised and discharged by such person or persons as the State Government may direct in this behalf.\n(a) extend the period of supersession as it may consider necessary; or\n(b) reconstitute the authority within one year from supersession.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Power to make Rules.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Power to make Regulations.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Administrative Department of the Authority.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Administrative arrangement of the authority.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh440",
        "Act Number": "Bihar Act 20 of 2008",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2008",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar State Mela Authority Act, 2008",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:24"
}