Short title, Extent, and Commencement

(1) This may be called the Jharkhand Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2014 (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Jharkhand. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in Official Gazette, appoint. (4) The provisions of this Act shall apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Bengal Irrigation Act, 1875 and Bihar Irrigation Act, 1997.