The Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009

Preamble

(U.P. ACT No. 4 of 2009)

(As passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature Assembly)

AN

ACT

to provide for empowering the water users association to play their role as effective instruments of participatory irrigation management and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. WHEREAS the State Government has in its State Water Policy declared in 1999 resolved to adopt integrated water resources management through participatory approach; AND WHEREAS, water users associations have to be given an effective role in equitable distribution of water and its efficient and optimum use, operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems, promotion of conjunctive use of surface and ground water, command area development, assessment and recovery of water charges and protection of environment and ecology.

IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Sections

Type to filter. 54 sections.

1. 1.Short title, extent and commecement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Water users' association to be body corporate
4. 4Objectives of water users' association
5. 5Powers and Functions of water users' association
6. 6Delineation of area of operation of water users' association
7. 7Constitution of water users' association at outlet level (Kulaba samiti)
8. 8Managing committee of water users' associoation at outlet level (kulaba samiti) and election of its members and office bearers
9. 9Constitution of water users' associations at alpika, rajbaha and shakha levels
10. 10Managing committee of alpika samiti, rajbaha samiti and shakha samiti
11. 11Constitution of water users' associations at project level (Pariyojna samiti)
12. 12Acceptance of resignation
13. 13Act to apply to existing water users' associations
14. 14Authentication of orders and documents of water users' association
15. 15Act not to be invalidated by infirmity or vacancy etc
16. 16Transfer of management of Irrigation System to water users' associations
17. 17Ownership of Irrigation System to rest with State Government
18. 18Agreement between the Government and water users' association and between water users associations
19. 19Water budgeting
20. 20Installation of measuring device
21. 21Modes and rates for supply of water to waters users' association
22. 22Recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue
23. 23Claims to compensation and remission in case of failure or stoppage of water supply
24. 24Apex committee(Sheersh samiti)
25. 25Appointment of registrar, election officer, competent canal officer and appellate officer
26. 26Deputation of Government employees to water users' association
27. 27Sources of funds of water users' association
28. 28Utilization of funds
29. 29Budget
30. 30Deposit and administration of the funds
31. 31Reserve fund
32. 32Audit
33. 33Offences and penalties
34. 34Investigation of the offences
35. 35Institution of proceedings
36. 36Compounding of offences
37. 37Appeal
38. 38Liability when person using water unauthorized cannot be identified
39. 39Liability when water runs to waste
40. 40Charges recoverable in addition to penalties and decision of questions under sections 38 and 39
41. 41Punishment under any other law not barred
42. 42Penal charges
43. 43Settlement of disputes
44. 44Appeals
45. 45Protection of acts done in good faith
46. 46Power of the State Government to issue directions
47. 47Inquiry
48. 48Power to summon and examine witnesses
49. 49Jurisdiction of civil courts
50. 50Training
51. 51Power to make rules
52. 52Power to remove difficulties
53. 53Overriding effect of this Act
54. 54Repeal and Saving

Rules made under this Act

6 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.