The Karnataka groundwater (Regulation and control of development and management) bill (2006)

This document includes a bill to regulate and control the development and management of groundwater and matters connected therewith.

The document is divided into the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Preliminary

• Short title, extent and commencement and application
• Definitions

Chapter 2: Constitution of the authority

• Establishment of groundwater authority
• Disqualification for the members of the authority
• Terms of office and conditions of service
• Removal of a member
• Casual vacancies
• Meetings of the authority
• Staff of the authority
• Power to notify areas to regulate and control the development and management of groundwater
• Grant of permit to extract and use groundwater in the notified area
• Registration of existing users in the notified areas
• Registration of drilling or sinking agencies
• Power to alter, amend or vary the terms of permit/certificate of registration
• Cancellation of permit or certificate of registration
• Ineligibility to avail financial assistance, power connection etc
• Powers of the authority

Chapter 3

• Funds of the authority
• Budget of the authority
• Accounts and audit
• Annual report

Chapter 4: Rainwater harvesting

• Rainwater harvesting for groundwater recharge

Chapter 5: Miscellaneous

• Delegation of power and duties
• Public to give information regrading contravention of the Act
• Recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue
• Restriction on publication of information of returns
• Service of orders etc
• Bar to claim compensation
• Members and employees of the authority to be public servants
• Protection of action taken in good faith
• Cognizance and trial of offences
• Offences and penalities
• Compounding of offences
• Offences by companies
• Bar of jurisdiction by civil courts
• Fines to be credited to the fund of the authority
• Punishment under other laws not barred
• Power to make rules
• Regulations
• Power to remove difficulties
• Appeals

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