FCAW Rules 3

Section 3 · Administrative Approval and establishment of depreciation fund

(1)

No original work shall be undertaken without the administrative approval of the competent authority.

(2)

Before according administrative approval, the authority concerned shall satisfy itself by a reference to the Government or otherwise, that, -

(a)

funds for the execution of the work are likely to be forthcoming within the next two years; and

(b)

funds to the extent of an amount approved by the authority according technical sanction are likely to be forthcoming for annual maintenance after completion of the work;

(c)

the Administration has created a depreciation fund and shall credit to such fund from its revenue such amount in respect of depreciation of fixed assets employed in the business as is arrived at by dividing ninety per cent of the original cost of the assets by the prescribed period in respect of such assets.

(3)

The depreciation fund shall be applicable only to the purpose for which it is created:Provided that the Administration may, for reasons to be recorded in writing and with the previous sanction of the Government, apply the said fund to any other purpose to which the Administration fund is applicable under Section 17 of the Act.

(4)

No Administrative approval to an original work shall be granted by the Competent authority unless such rough estimates and plans have been submitted to it as may be required by the authority whose technical sanction to the work is necessary under these rules;

(5)

Wherever the alignment of new road, sanitary sewerage, open surface drain, water supply pipe line, etc, passes close to or involves any alteration to or diversions of pre-existing railways, or interferes with any work or land appertaining to the same, the written consent of the authorities in charge of such railways to the proposed construction of the new road, sanitary sewerage, open surface drain, water supply pipe line, etc., shall be obtained before any work therein is taken up.

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