THE  KERALA GROUND WATER (CONTROL AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2005 [1]

An Act to amend the Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act, 2002

     Preamble.-WHEREAS  it is expedient to amend the Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act, 2002, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

                   BE it enacted in the Fifty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

      1.Short title and commencement.-This Act may be called the Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2005.

         (2) It shall come into force at once.

     2.Amendment of section 9.-In the Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act, 2002 (19 of 2002),  for sub section (1) of section 9, the following sub-section shall be substituted namely:-

         “(1)  Every user of ground water in the State shall, within such time as may be notified by the Government in this behalf, apply to the Authority for registration as a user of ground water and for the grant of a certificate of registration.”.