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The Board wishes to reduce its workload and allow Development Commissioners to handle some of its routine functions in the SEZs under their charge. What does the SEZ Act, 2005 provide about this?

The Board may delegate such powers and functions as it considers fit to one or more Development Commissioners. Section 9(4) permits this for effective and proper discharge of Board functions. No parliamentary approval is required, and the delegatee is the Development Commissioner.

  1. AThe Board may delegate such powers and functions as it deems fit to one or more Development CommissionersCorrect
  2. BThe Board can never delegate any function, since all its powers are non-transferable
  3. CThe Board may delegate only to the State Government, not to Development Commissioners
  4. DDelegation is allowed only with prior approval of both Houses of Parliament

Explanation

Section 9(4) lets the Board delegate such powers and functions as it may deem fit to one or more Development Commissioners for effective discharge of its functions. No parliamentary approval is required, and the delegation is to Development Commissioners, not the State Government.

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