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Constitution of the Authority.- (1) As soon as may be after the date of commencement of this Act, the Government shall constitute an Authority to be called the Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority. (2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act to hold property and shall by the said name sue or be sued. (3) The Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:- 1[(a) The Chief Minister Chairperson (a-1) The Minister for Minor Irrigation and Ground Water Development Vice Chairperson]1 (b) The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department. Member (c) The Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Law or his nominee not less than the rank of Additional Secretary Member (d) The Principal Secretary to Government, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department. Member (e) The Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. Member (f) The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department. Member (g) The Principal Secretary to Government, Urban Development Department. Member (h) The Principal Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department. Member (i) The Principal Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department. Member (j) The Chief Engineer South, (Minor Irrigation), Bangalore Member (k) Four non-official members nominated by the Government from amongst experts in the field of environment and ecology or tank or ponds or lake conservation, of whom at least one shall be a woman and one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes and one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. Non Official Member 1[(ka) The Member Secretary, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bengaluru; -Member The Chairman, Bengaluru Water Supply and -Member 6 (kb) Sewerage Board, Bengaluru; (kc) The Commissioner, Bengaluru Development Authority, Bengaluru; -Member (kd) The Commissioner, Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru"; -Member (ke) The Chairman, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board –Member]1 (l) Principal Secretary/ Secretary to Government, Minor Irrigation Member Secretary Ex-Officio, Chief Executive Officer of the Authority (4) Subject to the pleasure of the Government, term of office of non-official members shall be as prescribed by the Government, they shall not be eligible for re-appointment. (5) The non-official members shall be entitled to receive such allowances as may be prescribed. 2[XXXXXX]2