Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(l) The state Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,make rules not inconsistent.*,ith this Act, flor canyingout the p oses of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the manner of making application by a public water distribution authority, to the State Government for reservation of water from a source under sub-section (l) ofsection 6; (b) the manner and scope of water audit under sub-section (3) of section 9: (c) The criteria and the manner for assessing the loss or damage caused to the Authority under sub-section (2) of the section 14; (d) the manner of apgrintment of Assessing officer under the sub- section (4) of the section l4; (e) the fees payable and documents to be attached with the appeal sub- section (l) of section 15: (f) the manner of appointment of Appelrate officer under the sub- section (3) ofthe section l5; PART IV] GUJARAT GOVERNMEMT GAZETTE, FiI..22-O8.2OI} 22-15 (g) the fees payable and documents to be attached with appeal under sub-section (1) ofsection 16; (h) the procedure for examining the appeal by the water Appellate Authority under sub-seetion (2) of section 16; (i) The terms and conditions of the chairman and Members, and the procedure to be followed by the water Appellate Authority under sub-section (3) of section 17 ; 0) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to rescission by the State Legislature or to such modifications as the State Legislature may make, during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following. (4) Any rescission or modification so made by the State Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette and thereupon take effect. 27 " (l) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Power to State Government may issue an order not inconsistent with the objects and remove difficulties. purposes of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty: Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the date of comin! into force of this Act. (2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made before the Lesislature. SCHEDULE I e sub-section (2) of section l l) Nature of offence and punishment for unauthorized connection of water depending upon pipeline from which water is drawn, nature of connection, usage of water and size of connecting pipe: Sr. No. Nature of Connection Usage of water Size of connecting pipe Punishment (l) Q) ri) T-----72\ T-----l<\- A. Pipeline from which water is drawn: Distribution Line l" Kesrdential Connection and Group Residential Connection sidential Use Regular Connection Size Fine not exceeding rupees 3,000/- 2" Residential Connection and Group Residential Connection Residential Use Bigger than Regular Connection Size Fine not exceeding rupees 5,000/- aJ. Other than Residential Connection Other than Residential Use Regular Connection Size Fine not exceeding rupees 5,000/- 4" Other than Residential Connection Other than Residential Use Bigger than Regular Connection Size Fine not exceeding rupees 20,0001- B. Pipeline from which water is drawn: Bulk pipeline system