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The Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002
The Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Constitution of Ground Water Cell.
Section 34. Declaration of Scheduled, Water Scarcity and over exploited areas.
Section 45. Registration of existing well and permission for sinking a new well in the Scheduled area.
Section 56. Grant of permission to transport ground water in the Scheduled area.
Section 67. Powers to alter, amend or vary the terms of registrations and permissions.
Section 78. Cancellation of permission/certificate of registration.
Section 89. Protective measures in Water Scarcity Areas or over exploited areas.
Section 910. Protective measures in over exploited Areas.
Section 1011. Closing down of existing well in over exploited area.
Section 1112. Payment of compensation for closing down an existing well in over exploited area.
Section 1213. Power of Ground Water Officer.
Section 1314. Powers of the Ground Water Officer regarding closure of the well and seizure of materials and equipment.
Section 1415. Service of orders, etc.
Section 1516. Protection against action taken in good faith.
Section 1617. Offences and Penalties.
Section 1718. Compounding of Offences.
Section 1819. Offences by Companies.
Section 1920. Appeals.
Section 2021. Requisition of wells.
Section 2122. Power to charge fees.
Section 2223. Protection measures for public drinking water source and existing ground water structures in non-scheduled areas.
Section 2324. Offences under this Act to be cognizable.
Section 2425. Provisions of this Act to have overriding effect.
Section 2526. Power to make rules.
Section 2627. Laying of the notifications and rules before the Legislative Assembly.
Section 27
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"content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002;\n(b) \"Cell\" means the ground water cell constituted under the Act;\n(c) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa;\n(d) \"ground water\" means the water under the surface of the earth regardless of the geological structure in which it is stationery or moving and includes all ground water reservoirs;\n(e) \"Ground Water Officer\" means the Ground Water Officer authorised and/or appointed by the Government to perform the functions of the Ground Water Officer under this Act;\n(f) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(g) \"sink\" with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions in relation to a well shall include any digging, drilling or boring of a well or deepening carried out to the existing wells;\n(h) \"source of water\" means the water which exists in the nallahs, wells, rivulets, rivers, lakes, ponds, bore wells, tube wells, canals, springs, etc.;\n(i) \"user of ground water\" means the person or persons or an institution including a company or an establishment, whether Government or not, who or which own or use or draw ground water for any purpose, including domestic, industrial, environmental, ecological and agricultural use, made either on a personal, institutional or community basis;\n(j) \"well\" means a well sunk for the search or extraction of ground water by person or persons except by the authorised Officials of the State or Central Government's, for carrying out scientific investigations, exploration, development or management work for the survey and assessment of ground water resources and includes open well, dug well, sunk well, bore well, tube well, tank, pond, dug-cum-bore well, filter point, collector well and infiltration gallery.",
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"content": "(i) the description of the source of water, such as type of wells, its exact location;\n(ii) the lifting device used;\n(iii) the quantity of drawal of ground water and hours of operation per day;\n(iv) the total period of use in each year;\n(v) the purpose or purposes for which ground water is being extracted;\n(vi) in case of irrigation well, the location and extent of area irrigated;\n(vii) in case of State, municipalities or community run water supply schemes, the details of the services involved in addition to the quantities of water extracted, the diversion or pumping points and their locations;\n(viii) the year of construction and the year of commissioning.\n(a) the purpose or purposes for which the water is to be used or well is to be sunk;\n(b) the existence of other competitive users;\n(c) the existence of other wells in the locality;\n(d) the availability of ground water;\n(e) quality of ground water with reference to the use;\n(f) spacing of the ground water structures keeping in consideration the purpose for which water is to be used;\n(g) long term ground water behaviour;\n(h) the lifting devices proposes to be used;\n(i) the quantity of ground water withdrawal and hours of operation per day;\n(j) the effect of water availability in the nearby well; and\n(k) any other relevant or connected factors.",
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"title": "6. Grant of permission to transport ground water in the Scheduled area.",
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"content": "(a) the purpose or purposes for which permission to transport ground water is sought;\n(b) the existence of other competitive users;\n(c) the existence of other wells in the locality;\n(d) the availability of ground water;\n(e) the quality of ground water with reference to use;\n(f) the long term ground water behaviour;\n(g) the lifting device proposed to be used;\n(h) the quantity of ground water drawal and hours of operation per day;\n(i) the effect on the availability of water in the nearby well;\n(j) any other relevant or connected factor.",
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"title": "7. Powers to alter, amend or vary the terms of registrations and permissions.",
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"title": "8. Cancellation of permission/certificate of registration.",
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"content": "(a) the registration or permission granted under section 5 or section 6, as the case may be, is not based on true facts; or\n(b) the holder of the registration, or permission, as the case may be, has, without a reasonable cause, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the registration or permission had been granted or contravened any provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder; or\n(c) a situation has arisen which warrants limiting the use or extraction of ground water, without prejudice to any penalty to which the holder of the registration or permission, as the case may be, may be liable under this Act, the Ground Water Officer may, after giving the holder of the registration or permission, as the case may be, an opportunity to show cause, by order, cancel the registration or permission, as the case may be.",
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"title": "9. Protective measures in Water Scarcity Areas or over exploited areas.",
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"content": "(a) prohibit the sinking of new wells in such area for any other purpose other than drinking, except with the permission of the Ground Water Officer, and the procedure laid down in section 5 of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis , apply to the disposal of an application received for sinking a well in that area for the said duration:\n(i) the condition that the Ground Water Officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, prohibit, restrict or regulate the extraction of water from such a well for such a period as may be specified in such order, if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do so in the public interest; and\n(ii) such other conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed,\n(b) prohibit the extraction of water or impose such restrictions as may be considered necessary on the drawal of water from any existing well in such area if it is found to be adversely affecting any public drinking water source.",
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"title": "10. Protective measures in over exploited Areas.",
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"content": "(a) no person shall sink a well in that area unless he has obtained the permission of the Ground Water Officer and the procedure laid down in section 5 of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis , apply to the receipt and disposal of an application received for sinking a well in that area:\n(i) the condition that the Ground Water Officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, prohibit, restrict or regulate the extraction of water from such a well for such period as may be specified in such an order, if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do so in the public interest; and\n(ii) such other conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed,\n(b) the Ground Water Officer may prohibit, by order, the extraction of water from any existing well during the period of six months from 1st February to 31st July, every year.",
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"title": "11. Closing down of existing well in over exploited area.",
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"title": "12. Payment of compensation for closing down an existing well in over exploited area.",
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"title": "13. Power of Ground Water Officer.",
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"content": "(a) to enter on any property (private or Government) with the right to investigate and make any measurements concerning the land or water located on the surface or underground;\n(b) to inspect the well which has been or is being sunk and the soils and materials excavated therefrom;\n(c) to take specimens of such soils or other materials or of water extracted from such wells;\n(d) to require, by order in writing, the person sinking a well to keep and preserve in the prescribed manner specimens of soils or any materials excavated therefrom for such period not exceeding three months from the date of completion or abandonment of the work as may be specified by the Ground Water Officer and thereupon such person shall comply with such order;\n(e) to inspect and to take copies of the relevant record or documents and ask any question necessary for obtaining information (including diameter or depth of the well which is being sunk; the level at which the water is or was struck and subsequently restored/rested, the type of strata encountered in sinking of the well and the quality of the water struck) required for carrying out the purposes of the Act;\n(f) to require the user of ground water to install water measuring device on any water supplies when necessary to properly administer the water or where there is a reason to believe that the user does not comply with the provisions contained in this Act or any other sufficient reason for defending the public interest:\n(g) to seize and keep custody of any equipment/device utilised for illegal sinking and close the work executed, partly or fully;\n(h) to require any user of ground water, who does not comply with the provisions of this Act and the rules framed thereunder, to close down any water supply or destroy any hydraulic work found to be illegal according to the provisions of this Act and the rules framed thereunder:\n(i) to enter and search with assistance, if any, as he considers necessary, any place in which the Ground Water Officer has reason to believe that offence under this Act has been or is being committed and order in writing the person who has been or is committing the offence not to extract or use the ground water for a specified period;\n(j) to exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act or any rules made thereunder;\n(k) to advise the State Electricity Department for withdrawing/stopping power supply to the existing well in case of violation of any provision of this Act;\n(l) to monitor that the State Electricity Department does not energise the wells without clearance from the Ground Water Officer;\n(m) to close the use of toilet/septic tank/soak pit if it is found that it is polluting the well.",
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"number": "14",
"title": "14. Powers of the Ground Water Officer regarding closure of the well and seizure of materials and equipment.",
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"number": "15",
"title": "15. Service of orders, etc.",
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"content": "(a) by giving or tendering the order or notice or by sending it by post to the user for whom it is intended; or\n(b) if the user cannot be found, by affixing the order or notice on some conspicuous part of his last known abode or place of business or by giving or tendering the order or notice to some adult male member of his family or servant or by causing it to be affixed on some conspicuous part of the land or building in which the well is being sunk.",
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"number": "16",
"title": "16. Protection against action taken in good faith.",
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"number": "17",
"title": "17. Offences and Penalties.",
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"content": "(a) contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder, in supplying information as prescribed; or\n(b) obstructs the Ground Water Officer or any other person authorised by him to exercise any powers under this Act, he shall be punishable-\n(i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to rupees one thousand; and\n(ii) for the second and subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to rupees two thousand, every time.\n(a) contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder;\n(b) obstructs the Ground Water Officer or any other person authorised by him to exercise the powers under this Act, he shall be punishable-\n(i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand;\n(ii) for the second and subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and/or with fine which may extend upto rupees ten thousand, every time.",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. Compounding of Offences.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "19. Offences by Companies.",
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"content": "Explanation.",
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"number": "20",
"title": "20. Appeals.",
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"number": "21",
"title": "21. Requisition of wells.",
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"content": "(a) the market value of the standing crop, if any, based on average yield of the preceding three years;\n(b) the damage sustained by the owner of the well or the water source by depriving him of the use thereof; and\n(c) the generation charges including wear, and tear of the pump and other accessories in cases where the Ground Water Officer decides to retain such facilities while requisitioning the well or the water source.",
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"number": "22",
"title": "22. Power to charge fees.",
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"number": "23",
"title": "23. Protection measures for public drinking water source and existing ground water structures in non-scheduled areas.",
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"content": "(a) the condition that the Ground Water Officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, prohibit, restrict or regulate from time to time the extraction of water from such well if in his opinion it is necessary to do so in the public interest;\n(b) such conditions and restriction, as may be prescribed.",
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"number": "24",
"title": "24. Offences under this Act to be cognizable.",
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"number": "25",
"title": "25. Provisions of this Act to have overriding effect.",
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"number": "26",
"title": "26. Power to make rules.",
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"content": "(a) the form and manner in which application shall be made under this Act;\n(b) the form and manner in which orders shall be passed by the Ground Water Officer;\n(c) the manner in which the specimens of soils or other materials shall be kept and preserved;\n(d) conditions subject to which offences may be compounded;\n(e) prescribing the authority to hear appeals;\n(f) the fees to be charged under the Act;\n(g) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.",
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"number": "27",
"title": "27. Laying of the notifications and rules before the Legislative Assembly.",
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"content": "Notifications\nNotifications\n28-1/CE-WR-EO/2002-03/1072.",
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"Act Year": "2002",
"Short Title": "The Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002",
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"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:43"
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