North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Act, 2024.
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
This Act, divided into six parts, establishes the North-West Development Commission, a body corporate empowered to: formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the North-West states; implement projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the North-West states in the field of transportation including roads, health, education, employment, agriculture, industrialisation, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications; promote the physical development of the North-West states and implement all the measures approved for its achievement; assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the North- West states by solid mineral extracting and mining companies, agricultural processing and any other company including nongovernmental organisations, and ensure that funds released for the projects are properly utilised; address ecological and environmental problem and strengthen prevention and control of water and environmental pollution. The Act also provides for financial measures and establishes the funds of the Commission.
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Long title of text
An Act to establish the North-West Development Commission charged with the responsibility, among other things, to receive and manage funds from allocations of the Federation Account and international donors for the settlement, rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises destroyed by multi-dimensional crisis, as well as tackling the menace of poverty, literacy level, ecological problems and any other related environmental or development challenges in the North-West states; and for related matters.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No