Unauthorized acts

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(1) A person or entity shall be liable for such penalty, as may be prescribed, for unauthorized acts, if such person or entity,-
- (i) constructs or installs new ground water extraction structure or makes alterations in existing structures without permission in such areas where such permission is required under the provisions of this Act;
- (ii) violates any terms and conditions imposed by the Authority under the provisions of this Act;
- (iii) exploits or degrades or pollutes the quality of ground water or harms or causes to be harmed in order to degrade the quality of ground water;
- (iv) drills or digs for extraction of ground water without prior permission, as may be prescribed;
- (v) causes hindrance or abets hindrance in the works of water infrastructure;
- (vi) damages or caused to be damaged or abet to damage any water infrastructure; and
- (vii) commits such acts or violates such conditions, as may be prescribed.
(2) Any entity or person held liable under this section, shall on second and every subsequent commission of unauthorized act of the same nature, be liable to penalty which shall be five times the penalty as prescribed under sub-section (1).

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