The Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019
State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 13 of 201952 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 13 of 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 52 |
| Subjects | agriculture |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Gram Panchayat Ground Water Sub-Committee
- Section 4 Block Panchayat Ground Water Management Committee
- Section 5 Municipal Water Management Committee
- Section 6 District Ground Water Management Council
- Section 7 State Ground Water Management and Regulatory Authority
- Section 8 Duties of Ground Water Department
- Section 9 Powers to notify areas for management and regulation of ground water resources
- Section 10 Registration of Users in Notified Areas
- Section 11 Registration of Existing Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructural and Bulk Users of Ground Water in Nonnotified Areas
- Section 12 Ban on new well construction in Notified Areas
- Section 13 Preparation and implementation of Ground Water Security Plans in Notified areas
- Section 14 Grant of Authorization for Ground Water abstraction in Non-notified areas
- Section 15 ‘Fixing of limit for abstraction of Ground Water for Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructural or Bulk users of ground water
- Section 16 Fee on Ground Water extraction/drawl
- Section 17 Registration of drilling agencies
- Section 18 Powers of the Authority in Notified and Non-notified areas for any user of Ground Water
- Section 19 Service of orders, etc.
- Section 20 Bar to claim compensation
- Section 21 Delegation of powers and duties
- Section 22 Employees of the Authority to be Public Servants
- Section 23 Protection against action taken in good faith
- Section 24 Demarcation and protection of ground water quality sensitive zones
- Section 25 Collection of information related to Ground Water pollution/ contamination
- Section 26 Ground Water Pollution control measures
- Section 27 Prohibition on use of well for disposal of polluting matter etc. into the Aquifers
- Section 28 Ban on direct recharging from open areas into the aquifers
- Section 29 Prohibition on polluting ponds, rivers, wells, etc.
- Section 30 Self regulation
- Section 31 Rain water harvesting, groundwater recharge and catchment conservation
- Section 32 Recycling and re-use of Ground Water
- Section 33 Prevention and mitigation of water logging
- Section 34 Revival and Rejuvenation of rivers, ponds, wells, etc.
- Section 35 Impact Assessment
- Section 36 Transparency Systems
- Section 37 Duties of proactive disclosure
- Section 38 Information to be kept in Public Domain
- Section 39 Offences and penalties
- Section 40 Offences by Companies
- Section 41 Compounding of offences
- Section 42 Cognizance of offences
- Section 43 Ground Water Grievance Redressal Officer
- Section 44 Jurisdiction and powers of Groundwater Grievance Redressal Officer
- Section 45 Power of the appropriate authorities to call for information
- Section 46 Powers of the appropriate authorities to remove wells dug in contravention of the Act
- Section 47 Pre-existing rights
- Section 48 Ground Water Fund
- Section 49 Power of the State Government to make Rules
- Section 50 Power to remove difficulties
- Section 51 Powers of the State Government to exempt any user/ cases
- Section 52 Effect of this Act on other Laws
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