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Enacted 2005

The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005

In force 37 sections Maharashtra Govt of Maharashtra

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority to regulate water resources within the State of Maharashtra, facilitate and ensure judicious, equitable and sustainable management, allocation and utilisation of water resources, fix the rates for use of water for agriculture, industrial, drinking and other purposes, and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act 18 of 2005 Enacted 04 May 2005 Department Water Resources Department

Administered by. Govt of Maharashtra, Water Resources Department · Other Acts of 2005

Preamble

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XVIII OF 20051

[THE MAHARASHTRA WATER RESOURCES REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT, 2005.]

[This Act received the assent of the Governor on the 3rd May 2005; assent was first published, in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV, on the 4th May 2005.]

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority to regulate water resources within the State of Maharashtra, facilitate and ensure judicious, equitable and sustainable management, allocation and utilisation of water resources, fix the rates for use of water for agriculture, industrial, drinking and other purposes, and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

WHEREAS, it is expedient to make a law to provide for the establishment of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority to regulate water resources within the State of Maharashtra, facilitate and ensure judicious, equitable and sustainable management, allocation and utilisation of water resources, fix the rates for use of water for agriculture, industrial, drinking and other purposes, and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, for the purposes aforesaid; it is hereby enacted in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

Sections

Type to filter. 37 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extend and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Establishment and incorporation of Authority
  4. 3APower to appoint Committee to perform powers, etc., of Authority during intervening period when Authority is not reconstituted
  5. 4Qualifications for Chairperson, other Members and Special Invitees of Authority
  6. 5Constitution and Functions of Selection Committee
  7. 6Term of office, salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Authority
  8. 7Removal of Member
  9. 8Power of Government to depute officers and employees to Authority and their service conditions
  10. 9Proceedings of Authority
  11. 10Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate act or proceedings
  12. 11Powers, functions and duties of Authority
  13. 12General policies of the Authority
  14. 13Powers of Authority and Dispute Resolution Officer
  15. 14Permission of River Basin Agency
  16. 15State Water Board
  17. 16State Water Council
  18. 16ASectoral allocation by State Government
  19. 17Grants and advances to Authority
  20. 18Budget of Authority
  21. 19Accounts of Authority
  22. 20Annual report of Authority
  23. 21Special Responsibility of Authority
  24. 22Disputes and Appeals
  25. 23Directions by Government
  26. 24Members, officers and other staff of Authority to be public servants
  27. 25Protection of action taken in good faith
  28. 26Punishment for non-compliance of orders under this Act
  29. 27Offences by companies
  30. 28Compounding of offences
  31. 29Cognizance of offence
  32. 30Powers of Government to make rules
  33. 31Powers of Authority to make regulations
  34. 31AEntitlement to apply only after delineation
  35. 31BPermission, allocation, etc., to continue
  36. 31CBar of certain suits or proceedings, etc
  37. 32Power to remove difficulties

Rules made under this Act

21 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

  • Member of Ground Water Management - Dr. Prabhat Kumar Jain2024
  • Member of Water Resources Engineering - Shri. Rajendra Mohite2024
  • Re-appointment of Member of Economics- Smt. Shwetali Thakare2024
  • Chairperson of the MWRRA - Dr. Sanjay Chahande2022
  • Member Economy- Smt. Shwetali A. Thakare, Member Law- Dr. Vinay N. Paranjape2021
  • Member of Law- Dr. Sadhana Mahashbade2021
  • Member Engineering- Shri S. D. Kulkarni2020
  • Member Economy- Dr. Shivaji T. Sangle, Member Ground water Management- Dr. Ratan C. Jain, Member Law- Shri. Vinodkumar J. Tiwari2017
  • Shri. K. P. Bakshi And Shri. V. M. Kulkarni2017
  • Committee- Smt. Malini Shankar2016
  • Selection Committee2016
  • Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 20132013
  • Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Employees) Regulations, 20132013
  • Rescinds Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Employees) Regulations, 20102012
  • Member Economy- Shri. A. K. D. Jadhav2010
  • Member Engineering- Shri V.V. Gaikwad2009
  • Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members) Rules, 20062006
  • Establishes an Authority And appoints the Chairperson2005
  • Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Oath of office and secrecy by members) Rules,20052005
  • State Water Board2005
  • State Water Council2005

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