(1) All wells sunk in the Union Territory of Puducherry shall have to be registered including the areas not notified under section 5 of the Act;
Provided that the person or persons who use the ground water drawn from a well by manual devices, e.g., hand pumps, rope and bucket, etc., shall be excluded.
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(2) The Provisions of sub-section (8) of section 7 shall also be applicable in the case of wells sunk in non-notified areas.
Power to alter, amend or vary the terms of the permit
9. At any time after a permit or certificate of registration, as the case may be has been granted, the Ground Water Authority may, for technical reasons, alter, amend or vary the terms of the permit or certificate of registration, as the case my be:
Provided that the user of ground water has been given an opportunity of being heard:
Provided further that before taking such action, the Ground Water Authority shall ensure that the standing crops are not damaged.
Prohibition of carrying on the business of sinking wells in a notified area
10. No person, either by himself or by any other person acting on his behalf shall, after six months of the enforcement of the Act, carry on the work of sinking of wells or extraction of ground water or any other activity connected with the sinking of wells and/or extraction of ground water in any notified area, except in accordance with a licence granted in this behalf.
Grant of licence for sinking of wells