law: Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
  4. Constitution of State Boards.
  
  (1) The State Government shall with effect
  
  from such date as it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint,
  
  constitute a State Pollution Control Board, under such name as may be specified
  
  in the notification, to exercise the powers conferred on and perform the
  
  functions assigned to that Board under this Act.
  (2) A State Board shall consist of the
  
  following members namely:-
  (a) a chairman, being
  
  a person having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matter
  
  relating to environmental protection or a person having knowledge and
  
  experience in administering institutions dealing with the matters aforesaid, to
  
  be nominated by the State Government :
  
  Provided that the chairman may be either whole-time or part-time as the
  
  State Government may think fit;
  (b) such number of
  
  officials, not exceeding five, to be nominated by the State Government to
  
  represent that Government;
  (c) such number of
  
  persons, not exceeding five, to be nominated by the State Government from
  
  amongst the members of the local authorities functioning within the State;
  (d) such number of
  
  non-officials not exceeding three, to be nominated by the State Government to
  
  represent the interests of agriculture, fishery or industry or trade or any
  
  other interest which, in the opinion of the State Government, thought to be
  
  represented;
  (e) two persons to
  
  represent the companies or corporations owned, controlled or managed by the
  
  State Government, to be nominated by that Government;
  (f) a full-time member-secretary, possessing qualifications, knowledge and
  
  experience of scientific, engineering or management aspects of pollution
  
  control, to be appointed by the State Government.
  (3) Every State Board shall be a body
  
  corporate with the name specified by the State Government in the notification
  
  under sub-section (1), having perpetual succession and a common seal with
  
  power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of
  
  property and to contract, and may, by the said name, sue or be sued.
  (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no State Board shall be
  
  constituted for a Union territory and in relation to a Union territory, the
  
  Central Board shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of a State
  
  Board for that Union territory:
  Provided that in relation to any Union territory
  
  the Central Board may delegate all or any of its powers and functions under
  
  this sub-section to such person or body of persons as the Central Government
  
  may specify.