(1) Every existing user of ground water in the State shall within a period of 120 (One hundred and twenty) days from the date of establishment o f the State Authority shall apply to the State Authority for grant of a Certificate of Registration recognizing its existing use in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the State Authority may entertain any such application after the expiry of the said period of 120 (One hundred and twenty) day?, if ifefe satisfied that the user was prevented by sufficient cause from filing application in time.
(2) For grant of Certificate of Registration one standard form should be introduced for collecting an Administrative Fee of Rupees 100/- (Rupees One hundred) for an individual user in rural area and Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two hundred) for an individual user in urban area and Rs.
1000/- (Rupees One thousand) for a company or society in rural area and Rs. 2000/- (Rupees Two thousand) for a company or society in urban area.
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(3) The details to be furnished in an application under sub-section (7) shall include the following, namely:-
(i) the description of the source of ground water, .such as type of well and its exact location;
(ii) the lifting device used;
(ilijthe quantity o f ground water withdrawal and hours of operation per day;
(iv) the total period of use in each year;
(v) the purpose or purposes for which ground water is being extracted;
(vi) in case the requirement o f ground water is for the purpose o f drinking water, the approximate population to be served;
(vii) in the case of irrigation well, the location and extent of area irrigated;
(viii) irj case o f State, Municipal or Community run water supply schemes, the details o f the services involved in addition to the quantities of ground water extracted, the diversion or the pumping points and their locations.
(4) On receipt of an application under sub-section
(1), if the State Authority is satisfied that it shall not be against the public interest to do so, it may grant, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified, a Certificate of Registration authorizing the continued use o f the water:
Provided that no person shall be, refused a Certificate o f Registration unless he has been given an opportunity o f being heard.
(5) The decision regarding the grant or refusal of the Certificates o f Registration shall be intimated by the State Authority to the applicant within a period of 60 (Sixty) days from the date of receipt of the application.
(6) In granting or refusing a Certificate of Registration under sub- section (4) the State Authority shall have regard to —
(a) the purpose or purposes for which the water fe to be used;
•» (b) the existence of other competitive users;
(c) availability of ground water;
(d) quality of ground water with reference to use;
(e) spacing of ground water structures keeping in consideration the purpose for which water is to be used;
(f) long term ground water level behaviour;
(g) any other factor relevant thereto.
(7) The Certificate o f Registration shall be in such form as may be prescribed.
(8) Pending the communication by the State Authority of the decision on an application under sub-section
(1), every existing user of the ground water in the notified area shall be entitled to the continued use o f the ground water in the same manner and to the same quantity as the user was entitled to on the date of his/her application.
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(9) If a registered Well becomes defunt, the fact should be immediately brought to the notice o f the State Authority by the user o f ground water.
Registration of 8.
user o f new wells in non notified area.
Registration of Drilling Agencies.
Power to alter, amend or vary the terms of the Permit / Certificate of registration.
Cancellation of Permit/Certificate of Rehabilitation or License.
(1) All wells sunk in the State shall have to be registered including the areas not notified under section 5 of this Act, except those excluded under clause (k) of section 2 of the Act.
(2) The clause under sub-section (9) of section 7 shall also be applicable.