UTTAR PRADESH GROUND WATER (MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 2019

The UTTAR PRADESH GROUND WATER (MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 2019

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Act Number:	13
Enactment Date:	0013-02-08
Act Year:	2019
Short Title:	The UTTAR PRADESH GROUND WATER (MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 2019
Department:	Department of Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply
Enforcement Date:	02-10-2019
Type:	STATE
Location:	Uttar Pradesh

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CHAPTER-I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER-II

INSTITUTIONAL FRAME WORK

CHAPTER-III

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CHAPTER-IV

POWER AND FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER-V

PREVENTION OF GROUND WATER POLLUTION

CHAPTER-VI

SELF REGULATION, RAIN WATER HARVESTING, GROUND WATER RECHARGE, RECYCLING AND REUSE, PREVENTION OF WATERLOGGING

CHAPTER-VII

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND TRANSPARENCY

CHAPTER-VIII

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER-IX

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL

CHAPTER-X

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement Show Related Subordinates
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 Show Related Subordinates
Section 7. State Ground Water Management and Regulatory Authority Show Related Subordinates
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 Show Related Subordinates
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

Year	Description	Hindi Description
11-09-2019	procedure for application for registration of well	अधिसूचना
13-11-2019	procedure for application for registration of well	अधिसूचना
21-01-2020	procedure for application for registration of well	अधिसूचना
06-02-2024	Amendment in Schedule	अधिसूचना