The Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board Act, 1973
State Act of Karnataka · Act 25 of 197489 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the establishment of a Water Supply and Drainage Board and the regulation and development of drinking water and drainage facilities in the urban areas of the State of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 25 of 1974 |
| Year | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 89 |
| Subjects | local |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Creation and incorporation of the Board
- Section 4 Constitution of the Board
- Section 5 Appointment of Chairman, the Managing Director and Directors to be notified
- Section 6 Term of office and conditions of service of the directors
- Section 7 Disqualifications for appointment as director of the Board
- Section 8 Removal of the Chairman and other non-official directors
- Section 9 Appointment of Secretary, Chief Engineer, Accounts Officer and other officers and servants of the Board
- Section 10 Maintaining schedule of establishment
- Section 11 Control by the Managing Director
- Section 12 Meeting of the Board
- Section 13 Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes
- Section 14 Appointment and functions of committees
- Section 15 Acts of Board not to be invalidated by informality or vacancy
- Section 16 Functions of the Board
- Section 17 Other functions of the Board
- Section 18 General powers of the Board
- Section 19 Cost of investigation of schemes
- Section 20 Preparation of draft schemes by the Board
- Section 21 Approval of the scheme by the Government
- Section 22 Publication of approval of the draft scheme in the official Gazette
- Section 23 Execution of approved scheme by the Board
- Section 24 Recovery of the cost of the scheme
- Section 25 Power of Government to direct the Board to prepare and execute any scheme
- Section 26 Power of the Board to agree or refuse to prepare and execute the scheme
- Section 27 Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Board
- Section 28 Power of local authority to undertake schemes
- Section 28A Operation and maintenance etc. of the schemes by the Board
- Section 28B Water supply for domestic and other purposes
- Section 28C Power to lay mains, etc
- Section 28D Power to provide meters, etc
- Section 28E Power to enter premises and to cut off water supply, etc
- Section 28F Work to be done by licenced plumber
- Section 28G Prohibition of certain acts
- Section 28H Drainage of premises etc
- Section 29 Board’s fund
- Section 30 Subventions, loans and grants to the Board
- Section 31 Power of the Board to borrow and lend
- Section 31A Board’s power to levy rates etc
- Section 32 Guarantee by Government of loans
- Section 33 Form, signature, exchange, transfer and effect of debentures
- Section 34 Estimates of income and expenditure of the Board to be laid annually and considered by the Board
- Section 35 Approval of Government to estimates
- Section 36 Supplementary estimate
- Section 37 Repayment of loans by the Board
- Section 38 Establishment and maintenance of sinking and other funds
- Section 39 Annual reports, statistics and returns
- Section 40 Accounts and audit
- Section 41 Remuneration of auditor
- Section 42 Accounts and audit report to be forwarded to the Government and placed before the State Legislature
- Section 43 Powers to write off irrecoverable amounts
- Section 44 No disqualification in certain cases
- Section 44A Joint and several liability of owners and occupiers for offence in relation to water supply
- Section 45 Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark
- Section 46 Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act
- Section 47 Prosecution and trial of offences
- Section 48 Arrest of offenders
- Section 49 Offences by companies
- Section 50 Emergency powers of Managing Director
- Section 51 Powers of Managing Director as to institution, composition etc., of legal proceedings and obtaining legal advice
- Section 52 Delegation of powers
- Section 53 Power of the Government to issue orders and directions to the Board or local authorities
- Section 54 Duties of Police Officers
- Section 55 Adjudication of disputes between the Board and local authorities
- Section 55A Non-liability of Board when supply reduced or not made in certain cases
- Section 55B Right of user of conduits, lines etc
- Section 56 Effect of other laws
- Section 57 Notice of suit against Board
- Section 58 General power of the Board to pay compensation
- Section 59 Compensation to be paid by offenders for damage caused by them
- Section 60 Mode of recovery of dues
- Section 61 Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board
- Section 62 Stamping signature of notices or bill
- Section 63 Power of entry
- Section 64 Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 65 Officers and servants of the Board to be public servants
- Section 66 The Board to be local authority under Central Act I of 1894 and Central Act IX of 1914
- Section 66A Directions by the State Government
- Section 66B Licenses and written permissions
- Section 66C Notices etc., to fix reasonable time
- Section 66E Service of bills for charges or notice of demand by ordinary post
- Section 66F Power in case of non-compliance with notice, etc
- Section 66G Composition of offences
- Section 67 Revision
- Section 68 Power to make rules
- Section 69 Power to make regulations
- Section 70 Provision as to employees of the local authorities employed in connection with water supply and sewerage undertakings
- Section 71 Continuation of appointments, notification, rules, bye-laws etc
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