"22. Notified water sheds, water source and water maln routes", "(1) All water bodies, shall be identifed as watersheds or water sources or both or water main rouies.
(2) Such 'watersheds or water sources' or 'water main routes'shall be under the administraiive conirol oi the Department.
(3) Any use of water irom such 'watersheds or water sources' or 'water maln routes' by the public, local authorlty or any other agency sha i require prior approval oi the Competent Authority.
(4) The Government may impose iee for use oi water irom, the 'watersheds or water sources' or water main routes by the public, loca authority or any other agency and the charges shall, as may be prescrlbed by the rules.
f Amendment Section 23
Explanation.- For the purpose of this sectlon,-
(a) 'watershed' means an area surro!nding any sprlng, stream or pond (whether formed naturally or otherwise) which conserves and sustains a source of water the quantity whereol is likely to be varied by eroslon of soil, ielling ol trees or dlsturbances by cattle grazlng or human sett ement and includes the gathering ground oi a river system;
(b) 'waterroute' means the strip ol land along with the plpe line for supply oi water js laid and includes the land adjoining such plpe line which, il disturbed by quarrylng, digging, felllng of trees, cattle grazing or human settlement, ls likely to disturb the stability of the pipe line.
(c) 'water source' means 'waier bodies' and includes any lakes, rivers, aquifers, ground wateI, streams, spring or ponds (whether formed naturally or otherwise) from where water is tapped for domestlc or any other purposes.
21. (1) ln the principal Act, section 23 shall be renumbered as sub-sectlon (1) thereof, and in sub-section (1) as so renumbered,-
(i) ior clause (a), ihe following shall be substiluted, namely:- "(a) remove, alter, injure, damage or in any way interiere, break, injure, turn on, open, close, shut oti or otherwise interfere wlth any lock, cock, valve, pipe, meter or olher works or apparatus, with the demarcaied water works";
(l) for clause (g), the tollowjng clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(g) williully or negligently obstruct any person in the discharge ol his duties under this Act or rules made thereunder in setting out the lines of any works or pull, or remove any pillar, post or stake fixed in the ground for the purpose of setting out the lines of such work or deface or destroy any works made ior the same Pu,PUSe I
(iii) alter clause (g) the following clauses shall be inseried, namely:- "(h) obstruct any officer or employee ol the Department in the discharge of hls duties under this Act or rules made thereunder, or reiuse or wi lfully neglect to furnish him with the means necessary ior the making oi any eniry, !nspection, examinalion or lnqulry thereunder in relation to any water work; or -t4- t\.
\) Amendment ol Section 24 Amendment of Section 25
(i) obstruct the ilow off, fush, draw off or dvert, or take, water from any waler works belonging to the Department or any water course by which any such water is supp ied; or 0) do any other act which the Government may, by notif cation, prohibit."
(2) after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-sectlon shall be inserted, namelyi- "(2) nothing in claLrse ia) of sub-section ('1) shalapply to a consumer closing the stop-cock fixed on the service pipe supplying water to his premises so long as he has obtalned the consent of any other consumer or occupier whose supply will be atlected thereby."