In the said rules after rule 17-B, the new rules 17-C, 17-D, 17-E, 17-F, 17-G and 17-H shall be inserted, namely:- “17-C. Prescribed officer for the purposes of sections 28A, 28B and 28C of the Act.- The prescribed officer for purposes of sections 28A, 28B and 28C of the Act shall be the Irrigation Officer within the area of whose jurisdiction the irrigation work lies, or any officer authorised by him in this behalf.” 17-D. Application for permission or No Objection Certificate to extract and use groundwater within five hundred meters from the centre of the lift irrigation scheme and irrigation canal or channel.- An application for permission to extract and use groundwater within five hundred meters from the centre of the lift irrigation scheme and irrigation canal or channel, shall be in FORM 17.
17-E. Application for registration of borewell for beneficiary of the Ganga Kalyan Scheme.- An application for registration of borewell by a beneficiary of the Ganga Kalyan Scheme, shall be in FORM 18.
17-F. Grant of permit or No Objection Certificate to extract and use groundwater within five hundred meters from the centre of the lift irrigation scheme and irrigation canal or channel for new user.- The Irrigation Officer or any officer authorized by him in this behalf, after conducting necessary inquiry on application received pursuant to Rule 17-D, shall issue a permit or No Objection Certificate in a format as prescribed in Form 19, within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of the application:
Provided that, in the grant or refusal of the permit, the Irrigation Officer or any officer authorized by him in this behalf shall have due regard to sub-section (6) of section 28A of the Act.
17-G. Application for registration/ renewal of existing ground water users within five hundred meters from the centre of the lift irrigation scheme and irrigation canal or channel.- An application for registration/ renewal of existing ground water users within five hundred meters from the centre of the lift irrigation scheme and irrigation canal or channel, shall be in Form 20.
17-H. Issuance of certificate of registration/ renewal to existing ground water users within five hundred meters from the centre of the lift irrigation scheme and irrigation canal or channel.- The Irrigation Officer or any officer authorized by him in this behalf, after conducting necessary inquiry on an application received pursuant to Rule 17-F, shall issue a Certificate of Registration/ Renewal in a format as prescribed in Form 21, within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of the application.
Provided that, in the grant or refusal of Certificate of Registration/ Renewal, the Irrigation Officer or any officer authorized by him in this behalf shall have due regard to sub-section (5) of Section 28B of the Act.