THE HIMACHAL PRADESH WATER SUPPLY ACT, 1968 ‘Asamtended in 1978 and 1983 An Ae fag and tt devloment, Conte and mangas of War Sumy wor a Rural and Urban areas of Himachal Pradesh, ‘/(1) This set maybe called the Himachal Pradesh sont WATER SUPPLY ACT,1968 ‘ite Exteat (@)it extends 0 the whole of Himachal Pradesh and commencement (2) salt come into force atone. 2 Wn this act lon there is anything repugsant Definitions, In subject cx conte. )Bendisirymeans in respect of any Water Supply scheme, oa Serger th tne being deg eh ste on hom = Py ‘oc mean ode bere Cooperate reiaere regis 1) Offi Gaze" mean the Rajpats, Himachal trades; 9, assent o7 Site Goverenest neans Goverment of Hiachal lesh, ™) {Gam Panchayat, Panchayat Sui, and “Za Pita hve theAmend [oa Sop Scheme i ‘it) “Local audorgy means a co-operative sosety, Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Siniti, Zit Parishad , Manicpal Commitee or nay other authoriy entrusted by the Government with the Development or contol cr nanagernent of water supply scheme i" Municipal Comite” ane “Notified ares Comite” have the mednings ‘respectively assigned to these expressions inthe Punjab Municipal Ac, 1911 28 enforce in Hinachal Prades; 1x) Prescribed ~ means “prescribed by rules made under thi Ac. x) Rural Area” means the whole ofthe tetris of Himachal Pradesh with the exclusion ofthe urban area; ‘5 * Schedule” means sehédule 1 thin Ast; xii)" Scheme" means a water supply scheme intated under section 3; ‘l)" Urban area" means the towns specified inthe Schedule io" Watey rate” means the charge for the time being levied by the State Government lundersecton $ or by the local “authority under Subsection (2) of secon 6 3. The State Government may, from tine to tie to tine nate drinking water supply scheme for the benef ofthe public in ra and urtan anes in Himachal Pradesh ard may aso mantain and anprove the existing water nuypio. 4, Section omitted in 1983, 5. Levy of water ater |The State Goverament shall ley a wate rate for water supplied to «consumer, bya water supply scheme managed directly by the Government or by the beneficiary to whom de scheme may be entrusted, a, such rites as may be species by the State ‘Goverment by notification publched in the Official Gate, om time 0 time . 2.The recovery ofthe water charges shall be effected from the indvduals onthe ‘basis of at rate or onthe bash of metered connections 3. The water rate levied shall if not paid when due, be covered an iit were an auvear of land vevenue.~6. Handing oer of Water Swoly Schemes,” development, management or contol of sich scheme to such local uot subject to such conditions as the State Government may deem fit espa, (2) The local authority which tikes over a scheme under sub-section (1) ‘of this section, shall fix Water sate as it considers neceaary and shall, ‘be responsible forthe efficent managemeat of such sshene. (G) The water sate tht the Ica authority may fix hal in no sane, exceed the watr rate as may be specitid by the State Goverument under section 5, (4) The water rate levied by the State Governmons, if any, shall cease 10 have effect on the fnaticn of sc rate by the rthorty 7.) allsctemes then over by beneiaes under Section 6 shall be ‘tutes tothe general aupr-intenance and conto of the Stale Government od the working ofthe aches shall be ible to periodkalinspecton by an agency f the Sate Goverrmeat in te procrived mane (@) Men the developmen managerment and central i so taken back ‘he following consequences sll ensee + (@) the development management snd control of the scherse shall ‘om the date of neication vest in the State Government;Power to make rules EC) Any consumer who has a water conne:ton sepsoed in his am shall be lle to pay a water rate tothe benfiiary incase a scheme has been ‘handed , over to that benefiiary for development, management or contol of ‘water supply schome. @) I case thee is po beneficiary and a water supply scheme it ‘managed by the Stle Government directy the consumer sal be lable 12 pay the water tae the State Government. 9, ‘The State Govemment shall have the power to ad or amend, vary ‘or resind the schedule. 10. () Whoever , without proper authority, ani voluntary docs any of following act, thats io sy'= (@) Corraps of fouls the Water of any Water supply scheme 4038 to ‘ene it est forthe purpose for which it ordinary used: (®)Destoys, damages, alters, obsracte cr injure, any dam well, ‘embankment sce, reser, pipe, lap structure, or other works constructed *maitaited or controlled by the State Government or by a beneficiary for perfkcatin, storage of suply of water under a water supply scheme; (©) Wiolites any rue made under tis Aci, for breach whereof, penal mayb incarred , salle fable on conviction before a Magistrate of Sich clas asthe State Government dicts in his behalf inthe prescribed ‘manner, 10 afine net exceeding one month, oo both. ‘G)_ Nothing hesin contained shall prevent ary person from being prosecuted under anyother aw or any offence punishable wide this Act, Provided that no penton shal be punished ice fr the same offence (@) Nothing herein conained shal preven’ the Sute Government othe beneficiary atthe case may be from recovering damages from the persen who ‘mars ay ofthe acts mentioned in sub-section (1) ofthis secon 11. Q) The State Government may make rules for caring out he pamoses of this act (@)_ In particular and withoat prejudice to the generality ofthe ‘foregoing power suc rule may preserbe for = {@). The principles and conditions on which the achonv under actin shal be inated,©) __ the euing principal to be fllowed in the fan of water rle und seon $: (6) the condions subject to which the water supply scheme is to he handed over toa local authorty under section 6, and ad Amend- (4) any other mater which tt be or may be, posite. ‘ent 1983, (@) very rule made unde this ct shall be aids sean as may be afer itis ‘made before the legislative Amembly whe iis sesin for atotl period of ‘nota than fourteen days which may be ~omprioe in ono scion or kn TWO, more succesve seasons and if before the expiry of the session in which t 4s so laid or the sesion afresuid, the Assembly makes any modification in the ‘ale of decides thatthe rule should not be made the rule abl thereafer have sffestonly in such modified farm or be of no elect as te case may be, 30 ‘however that any sich modification or amlaett sll be without prejadee to the validity of anything previously done under that rue 12, The provisions of this act shall not affect the rg ofthe Manipal Commitees enjoyed by them under the Punjab Municipal enjoyed by there Under the Punjab Municipal Ac, 3 of 1911 as enforce in Himachal Pradesh, TQ) The Himachal Pradech waer Supply Act, 1956 as afore in 13 Of the areas comprised in H.P. immediately befere lit November, 1865 ic re Dy repeaed. @)___ Nowwhtanding te repeal ofthe Act under Sub-Section (1) srything dove any action tken including any oder, notations sed and. ‘ues made in exerci of the powers conferred by or under the said act shall, ‘othe extent of being consistent withthe provisions ofthis Act, be deemod io) have Deen dene o then in exercise ofthe caesponng power sonfoaned by of under tis Act Distrits SCHEDULE. 1, Bilaspur 2. Chamba 3, Hamirpur Kanga 5, Solan 6 Kinnaur 7K 8 Lata spi 9. Shinla 1a. Mandi 11 Siemeur 12. Una