LawgistThe Inter-State River Water Disputes Act
1Short title and extent
(1) This Act may be called the 1[Inter-State River] Water Disputes Act, 1956.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
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1. Subs. by Act 14 of 2002, s. 2, for "Inter-State" (w.e.f. 28-3-2002).
All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Complaints by State Governments as to water disputes
- 4 Constitution of Tribunal
- 5 Adjudication of water disputes
- 5A Filling of vacancies
- 6 Publication of decision of Tribunal
- 6A Power to make schemes to implement decision of Tribunal
- 7 Prohibition of levy of seigniorage, etc
- 8 Bar of reference of certain disputes to Tribunal
- 9 Powers of Tribunal
- 9A maintenance of date bank and information
- 10 Allowances or fees for presiding officer of Tribunal and assessors
- 11 Bar of jurisdiction of Supreme Court and other courts
- 12 Dissolution of Tribunal
- 13 Power to make rules
- 14 Constitution of Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal
