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The Himachal Pradesh Water Cess On Hydropower Generation Act, 2023

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This Act governs the use of water for hydropower generation in Himachal Pradesh by requiring all users, such as companies and government bodies, to register their projects with a state commission. It mandates that anyone drawing water for power generation must obtain authorization and pay a specific fee called a water cess. The law ensures that the state manages its water resources effectively by creating a licensing system for hydropower projects, ensuring that users contribute financially to the use of natural water sources for energy production.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Installation of scheme for usage of water.
  5. 4. Submission of sanctioned scheme for usage of water by the user
  6. 5. Acceptance of application.
  7. 6. Information to the user.
  8. 7. Registration for usage of water.
  9. 8. Grant of registration certificate.
  10. 9. Registered user not to do certain things.
  11. 10. Duties, obligations and responsibilities of the registered user.
  12. 11. Control and safety provisions.
  13. 12. Assessment of water drawn by user.
  14. 13. Damaging the flow measuring device or any fitting.
  15. 14. Fraud in respect of flow measuring devices.
  16. 15. Fixation of water cess.
  17. 16. Recovery of water cess.
  18. 17. Procedure for assessment.
  19. 18. Establishment of the Commission.
  20. 19. Search Committee referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 20.
  21. 20. Constitution of Search Committee.
  22. 21. Term of office and conditions of service.
  23. 22. Removal of Chairperson or member.
  24. 23. Officers and other employees of the Commission.
  25. 24. Functions of the Commission.
  26. 25. Powers of the Commission.
  27. 26. Proceedings before the Commission.
  28. 27. Power of entry and seizure.
  29. 28. Delegation of powers.
  30. 29. Penalty for non-compliance of directions of Commission.
  31. 30. Power to adjudicate.
  32. 31. Factors to be taken into account by adjudicating officer.
  33. 32. Penalty not to affect other liabilities.
  34. 33. Grants and loans by the Government.
  35. 34. Establishment of fund by the Government.
  36. 35. Accounts of the Commission.
  37. 36. Annual report of the Commission.
  38. 37. Budget of the Commission.
  39. 38. Directions by the Government.
  40. 39. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  41. 40. Members, officers etc. to be public servants
  42. 41. Provisions of the act to be in addition to and not in derogation of other laws
  43. 42. Power to make rules.
  44. 43. Powers of Commission to make regulations.
  45. 44. Power to remove difficulties.
  46. 45. Overriding effect.
  47. 46. Repeal and savings.

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