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(1) No new well, tube-well, tank, pond, cistern or fountain shall be dug or constructed without the previous permission, in writing, of the Chairman-in-Council. (2) If any such work is begun or completed without such permission, the Chairman-in-Council may— (a) by written notice require the owner or the other person who has done such work to fill up or demolish such work; or (b) grant permission to retain such work or portion thereof on such terms and conditions as the Chairman-in-Council may consider fit to impose.