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Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016. Delineation of water users‟ area and constitution of an association. Act 15 of 1984. 8 [Act No.11 of 1997] Provided that in respect of the command area under the minor and lift irrigation systems, the entire command area may, as far as possible form a single water users area. 13[(2) Every water users Area shall be divided into Territorial Constituencies which shall be six in Minor Irrigation systems and twelve in Major and Medium Irrigation Systems.] (3) There shall be a water users‟ association called by its local distinct name for every water users' area delineated under sub-section (1). (4) Every water users‟ association shall consist of the following members, namely:- (i) all the water users who are land holders in a water users area: Provided that where both the owner and the tenant are land holders in respect of the same land, the tenant: 14[Provided further that any person who is in lawful possession and enjoyment of the land under a water source, on proof of such possession and such enjoyment in a crop year, may claim membership notwithstanding whether he is a recorded land holder or not, in which case the Water Users Association shall not refuse the membership of such person for the purposes of this Act, and such person shall be liable to pay the water charges and the fees as may be prescribed as if he is a land holder under a water source.]