The Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002

Preamble

THE ANDHRA PRADESH WATER, LAND AND TREES ACT, 2002 Act No. 10 of 2002 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions CHAPTER - II CONSTITUTION OF ANDHRA PRADESH WATER, LAND AND TREES AUTHORITY. 3. Constitution of Water Land, Trees Authority 4. Meetings of the Authority 5. Officers and Servants 6. Functions of the Authority 7. Delegation of Powers CHAPTER - III GROUND WATER PROTE MEASURES IndicoCode 8. Registration of Wells 9. Prohibition of water pumping in certain areas 10. Permission for well sinking near drinking water source 11. Over Exploited areas 12. Protection of public drinking water sources 13. Distance and depth for sinking of wells 14. Registration of drilling rigs 15. Closure of wells 16. Compensation for closed wells 17. Rain water harvesting structures 18. Re-use of water 19. Prohibition of water contamination CHAPTER - IV SURFACE WATER PROTECTION MEASURES 20. Land use and water quality 21. Water use in watersheds 22. Optimum use of surface and ground water 23. Protection of lakes, ponds and tanks 24. Ceiling on water usage 25. Power to designate 26. Protection from breaches 27. Sand mining CHAPTER - V TREES 28. Tree plantation in urban areas 29. Protection of tress 30. Tree plantations by government departments etc 31. Sheep and goat farming. 32. Tree protection in fringe areas CHAPTER - VI MISCELLANEOUS 33. Appeals 34. Protection of action taken in good faith 35. Penalties 36. Service of notices 37. Compounding of offences 38. Seizure of property liable of confiscation 39. Overriding effect 40. Exemptions 41. The Fund 42. Budget 43. Accounts and Audit 44. Powers to remove doubts and difficulties 45. Powers to make rules 46. Repeal of Ordinance 15 of 2000 47. Repeal of Act 7 of 1996 IndiaCode THE ANDHRA PRADESH WATER, LAND AND TREES ACT, 2002 Act No. 10 OF 2002. [19th April, 2002] AN ACT TO PROMOTE WATER CONSERVATION, AND TREE COVER AND REGULATE THE EXPLOITATION AND USE OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER FOR PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WATER SOURCES, LAND AND ENVIRONMENT AND MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India, as follows :- CHAPTER-I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 46 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2
3. 3Constitution of Water Land, Trees Authority
4. 4Meetings of the Authority
5. 5Officers and Servants
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8Registration of Wells
9. 9Prohibition of water pumping in certain areas
10. 10Permission for well sinking near drinking water source
11. 11Over Exploited areas
12. 12
13. 13
14. 14Registration of drilling rigs
15. 15Closure of wells
16. 16
17. 17Rain water harvesting structures
18. 18
19. 19
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21. 21Water use in watersheds
22. 22
23. 23Protection of lakes, ponds and tanks
24. 24Ceiling on water usage
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26. 26
27. 27
28. 28Tree plantation in urban areas
29. 29Protection of trees
30. 30Tree plantations by Government departments etc
31. 31
32. 33Appeals
33. 34Protection of action taken in good faith
34. 35Penalties
35. 36Service of notices
36. 37Compounding of offences
37. 38Seizure of property liable of confiscation
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39. 40
40. 41
41. 42
42. 43Accounts and Audit
43. 44
44. 45Power to make rules
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