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The Uttarakhand Water Tax on Electricity Generation Act, 2012

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This Act governs the use of water for generating electricity within the state of Uttarakhand. It declares that all water sources belong to the government, effectively ending private ownership or usage rights for these resources. To generate power, users must register their schemes with a state commission, pay a specific water tax, and sign an agreement. The law ensures that electricity generation is authorized and regulated, preventing unauthorized extraction of water while allowing the government to manage the state's water resources for non-consumptive purposes.

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  1. 1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. General
  4. 4. Installation of Scheme for usage of water
  5. 5. Submission of Sanctioned Scheme for usage of water by the user
  6. 6. Acceptance of the Scheme
  7. 7. Information to the User
  8. 8. Prohibition on installation of a Scheme
  9. 9. Registration for usage of water
  10. 10. Grant of Registration Certificate
  11. 11. Registered User not to do certain things
  12. 12. Duties, obligations and responsibilities of the Registered User
  13. 13. Control and safety provisions
  14. 14. Assessment of water drawn by user
  15. 15. Injuring the flow measuring device or any fitting
  16. 16. Fraud in respect of flow measuring devices
  17. 17. Fixation of water Tax
  18. 18. Recovery of water Tax
  19. 19. Procedure for assessment
  20. 20. Establishment of Commission
  21. 21. Section 21
  22. 22. Section 22
  23. 23. Section 23
  24. 24. Section 24
  25. 25. Section 25
  26. 26. Commission
  27. 27. Powers of the Commission
  28. 28. Proceedings before Commission
  29. 29. Power of entry and seizure
  30. 30. Delegation
  31. 31. Appeal to High Court
  32. 32. Penalty for non-compliance of directions of Commission
  33. 33. Power to adjudicate
  34. 34. Factors to be taken in to account by adjudicating officer
  35. 35. Penalty not to effect other liabilities
  36. 36. Section 36
  37. 37. Establishment of fund by the Govt.
  38. 41. Directions by the Government
  39. 42. Protection of action taken in good faith
  40. 43. Members, officers, etc. to be public servants
  41. 44. Provisions of the act to be in addition to and not in derogation of other laws
  42. 45. Powers of Government to make rules
  43. 46. Powers of commission to make regulations
  44. 47. Rules and regulations to be laid before the State legislature
  45. 48. Power to remove difficulties

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