Act Info:Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA GROUND WATER (REGULATION FOR PROTECTION OF SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER) ACT, 1999
Chapter I
Section 1 - Short title extent and commencement
Section 2 - Definitions
Chapter II
Section 3 - Permission to sink well etc
Section 4 - Declaration of water Scarcity area
Section 5 - Regulation of extraction of water from wells in water scarcity area
Section 6 - Declaration of over-exploited watershed
Section 7 - Prohibition for sinking wells in over-exploited watershed
Section 8 - Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for certain period
Section 9 - Closing down of existing well
Section 10 - Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
Section 11 - Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9
Section 12 - Payment of compensation
Section 13 - Bar to claim compensation
Chapter III
Section 14 - Appeals
Section 15 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 16 - Penalty
Section 17 - Offences by companies
Section 18 - Overriding effect of Act
Section 19 - Method of service of notices etc
Section 20 - Power to make rules
Section 21 - Power to remove difficulties