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Duties, obligations and responsibilities of the registered user.— (1) The registered user shall be liable to pay water cess for the water drawn for hydropower generation as per the provisions of this Act. (2) Where any user has constructed a hydropower scheme, for the purpose of generation of hydropower, prior to the commencement of this Act, such user shall, within a period of one month from the date of commencement of this Act, apply for registration and the Commission shall pass an order to register the user within a period of one month from the date of receipt of application in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (3) If the user as mentioned in sub-section (2) fails to apply for registration within time stipulated therein, the Commission shall forthwith impose water cess without registration on the basis of data of water usage provided by the Directorate of Energy, Himachal Pradesh from the date of commencement of this Act alongwith suitable penalty which may extend to rupees ten lakh and in case of prolonged default with additional fine which may extend to rupees five thousand for every day. (4) Every registered user shall be under an obligation to ensure the safety of the life and property of inhabitants of the area by the operation of the scheme. (5) Every registered user shall be bound to allow the Commission or any other officer authorised by the Commission to have an access at any time to the scheme for their satisfaction with regard to compliance of the provisions of this Act.