{ "id": 14900, "slug": "commission-for-development-of-backward-areas-of-andhra-pradesh-act-2008", "title": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008", "short_title": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008", "act_number": "(Act No. 19 of 2008)", "act_year": 2008, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Andhra Pradesh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title and Extent.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"Backward areas\" for the purpose of this Act means such backward areas of Andhra Pradesh as may be identified by the Commission;\n(b) \"Commission\" means Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh constituted under Section 3;\n(c) \"District\" means a District as construed in the Andhra Pradesh District (Formation) Act, 1974;\n(d) \"Government\" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(e) \"Member\" means a Member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson;\n(f) \"notification\" means a 'notification' published in the Andhra Pradesh gazette and the word notified shall be construed accordingly;\n(g) \"prescribed\" means a prescribed by rules made under this Act.\nChapter II\nCommission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Constitution of Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Chairperson will be an eminent person of public standing;\n(b) Two eminent persons from the disciplines of Economics/ Sociology/Public Administration to be nominated;\n(c) a Member-Secretary who shall be an officer of the Government not below the rank of Secretary to Government.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Term of Office and conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;\n(b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence with in the opinion of the Government involves moral turpitude;\n(c) becomes unsound mind and stand so declared by competent Court;\n(d) becomes incapable of acting;\n(e) has in the opinion of the Government, so abused the position of Chairperson or Member as to render that person's continuance in the office detrimental to the public interest:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Officers and other employees of the Commission.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Salaries and Allowance to be paid out of grants.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Vacancies etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Commission.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Procedure to be regulated by the Commission.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter III\nFunctions and Powers of the Commission", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Functions of Commission.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Powers of the Commission Central Act No. 5 of 1908.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him.\n(b) Compelling the production of documents.\n(c) Issuing of Commissions for the examination persons.\nChapter IV\nFinance, Accounts And Audit", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Grants by the Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Accounts and Audit.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Annual Report.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Annual Report and Audit Report to be laid before the Legislature of the State.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter V\nMiscellaneous", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Chairperson son, Members and employees of the Commission to be public servants, Central Act 45 of 1860.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Power to remove difficulties.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Salaries and allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members under sub-section (5) of Section 4 and of officers and other employees under sub-section (1) of Section 5;\n(b) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub-section (1) of Section 12;\n(c) the form and the time of which the annual report shall be prepared under Section 13;\n(d) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 10th September, 2019 [ap400]", "Act Number": "(Act No. 19 of 2008)", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2008", "Short Title": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Andhra Pradesh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18" }