Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
53. Analysts.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint such persons as it thinks fit and having the prescribed qualifications
to be Government analysts for the purpose of analysis of samples of water or of
sewage or trade effluent sent for analysis to any laboratory established or
specified under sub-section (1) of section 51.
(2) The State Government may, be notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit and having the
prescribed qualifications to be Government analysts for the purpose of analysis
of samples of water or of sewage or trade effluent sent for analysis to any
laboratory established or specified under sub-section (1) of section 52.
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of
sub-section (3) of section 12, the Central Board or, as the case may be, the State
Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, and with the approval of
the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, appoint
such persons as it thinks fit and having the prescribed qualifications to be
Board analysts for the purpose of analysis of samples of water or of sewage or
trade effluent sent for analysis to any laboratory established or recognized
under section 16, as the case may be, under section 17.