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Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Chapter II

Title: Protection Measures for Public Sources of Drinking Water

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

.....the area of an over-exploited watershed is adversely affecting any public source of drinking water and such source cannot be adequately protected by action under section 8, it may, after giving the owner of the well a reasonable opportunity of being heard, require him by order to stop the extraction of water from, and close, seal off, such well forthwith either temporarily or permanently having regard to the extent to which it is adversely affecting the public source of drinking water. Section 10 - Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information Whenever it is necessary to make an inquiry or examination in connection with the protection of a public source of drinking water or with the maintenance of a public water supply system, the appropriate authority or any officer duly authorised by it in this behalf may, after giving prior notice.-- (a) enter upon such land as he or it may think necessary for the said purpose; (b) undertake surveys or take levels thereon; (c) conduct pumping tests and geophysical surveys; (d) conduct well logging on the bore; (e) install and maintain water level recorder and water guages on the well; and (f) do all such other things.....

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Preamble 1

Title: Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

THE KARNATAKA GROUND WATER (REGULATION FOR PROTECTION OF SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER) ACT, 1999 [Act, No. 44 of 2003]1 [17th October, 2003] PREAMBLE An Act to regulate the exploitation of ground water for the protection of public sources of drinking water and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Whereas it is expedient to regulate the exploitation of ground water for the protection of public sources of drinking water and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the fiftieth year of the Republic of India as follows. ________________________ 1. First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Twenty seventh day of October, 2003.

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

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

Maharashtra Ground Water (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act, 1993 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1993

.....MAHARASHTRA GROUND WATER (REGULATION FOR DRINKING WATER PURPOSES) ACT, 1993 MAHARASHTRA GROUND WATER (REGULATION FOR DRINKING WATER PURPOSES) ACT, 1993 1993 An Act to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto ; Whereas it is expedient to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto ; It is hereby enacted in the Forty- second Year of the Republic of India as follows CHAPTER 01: PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation of Drinking Water Purposes) Act, 1993. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra. (3) It shall come into force on such date and in such local area of the State as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different local areas. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "any other law for the time being in force" means a.....

Maharashtra Drinking Water Supply Requisition Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1983

.....person who receives or is authorised to receive any quantity of water under this Act and refuses to comply with or contravenes and provision of this Act, or the rules made thereunder, or of any conditions imposed thereunder, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. SECTION 07: WHEN ORDER IS MADE FOR SUPPLY OF WATER POWERS TO PROVIDE APPARATUS MACHINERY OR WATER PIPES (1) When an order is made under section 3 for supply of water from any well, it shall be lawful for the requisitioning authority and any persons authorised by it in this behalf to fix any apparatus or machinery, or near the well, for drawing or lifting or measuring water and, after giving reasonable notice to the owners or occupiers of the lands concerned of its intention so to do, to enter upon the lands and execute all the necessary works for laying water-pipes through, across or under such lands for carrying water from the well to the distribution centre or centres selected by the requisitioning authority and for repairing or replacing such apparatus, machinery or water-pipes, from time to time. (2) In executing any work under this section as little damages as.....

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 247

Title: Unwholesome Articles of Food and Drink

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

.....article of food or drink referred to in this sub-section appears to the magistrate not to be what it is represented to be, solely by reason of the fact that there has been added to it some substance not injurious to health, no offence shall be deemed to have been committed by the owner of the article or the person in whose possession the same is found, if such owner or person proves to the satisfaction of the magistrate, -- (a) that such substance has been added to the article of food or drink, because the same is required for the production or preparation thereof, as an article of commerce, in a state fit for carriage or consumption and not fraudulently to increase the bulk, weight or measure of the food or of drink or conceal the inferior quality thereof; or (b) that in the process of production, preparation or conveyance of such article of food or drink the extraneous substance has unavoidably come to be intermixed therewith; or (c) that, by a label distinctly and legibly written or printed on or with the said article of food or drink or by other means of public description, he has given sufficient notice that such substance has been so added; or (d) that, -- (i).....

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

.....as the State Government may, by notification appoint and different dates may be appointed for different local areas or different provisions of this Act. Section 2 - Definitions In this Act unless the context otherwise requires.-- (1) "appropriate authority" means the Deputy Commissioner and includes any officer, not below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner as the Government may by notification appoint for the purposes of this Act, and different officers may be appointed for different local areas of the State. (2) "drinking water purpose" means consumption or use of water by human population for drinking and for other domestic purposes; and includes consumption of water for similar such relevant purposes for live stock. Explanation.-- For the purpose of this clause, the expression ' domestic purposes" shall include consumption or use of water for cooking ,bathing, washing, cleansing and other day-to-day activities. (3) "Government" means the State Government. (4) "Ground water" means water existing in an aquifer below the surface of the ground at any particular location regardless of the geological structure in which it is stationary or moving and includes all.....

Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for Protection of Sources of Drinking Water) Act, 1999 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1999

.....of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka not below the rank of a Geologist; (12) "Water scarcity area" means an area declared as such under section 4; (13) "Watershed" means an area confined within the topographic water divide line as identified and notified by the Ground water Survey, Division of the Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka from time to time having regard to the purposes of this Act; (14) "Well" means a well sunk for the search or extraction of ground water by a person or persons except by the authorised officials of the State or Central Governments for carrying out scientific investigations, exploration, development, augmentation, conservation, protection, or management works and shall include open well, dug well, borewell, dug-cum-borewell, tubewell, filter points, collector well and infiltration gallery or any of their combinations or variations;

Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 84

Title: Penalty for Being Found Drunk in Any Drinking House

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

Whoever is found drunk or drinking in a common drinking house or is found there present for the purpose of drinking shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Any person found in a common drinking house during any drinking therein shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been there for the purpose of drinking.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 272

Title: Adulteration of Food or Drink Intended for Sale

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....impose a sentence of imprisonment which is less than imprisonment for life." 2West Bengal.--In sections 272 for the words "of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both" the following shah be substituted, namely:-- "for life with or without fine; Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be me ntioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment which is less than imprisonment for life." ______________________ 1. Vide: Uttar Pradesh Act No. 47 of 1975, section 3 (w.e.f. 15-9-1975). 2. Vide: West Bengal Act No. 42 of 1973 section 3 (w.e.f. 29-4-1973).