Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010
Section 22 Allocation of surplus
funds
1.
The
Authority may, from time to time, set apart such amounts as it thinks fit, as a
reserve fund or funds for the purpose of expanding existing facilities or
services or creating new facilities or services at any integrated check post or
increase of expenditure from transient causes or for purposes of replacement or
meeting expenditure arising from loss or damage due to any natural calamity or
accident or meeting any liability arising out of any act of omission or commission
in the discharge of its functions under this Act:
Provided that the
Authority shall also have the power to establish specific reserves for specific
purposes:
Provided further that
the sums set apart annually in respect of each or any of the specific and
general reserves and the aggregate at any time of such sums shall not exceed
such limits as may, from time to time, be fixed in that behalf by the Central
Government.
2. After
making provision for such reserve fund or funds and for bad and doubtful debts,
depreciation in assets and all other matters which are usually provided for by
companies registered and incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956(1 of 1956),
the Authority shall pay the balance of its annual net profits to the Central
Government.