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The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act

An Act to provide for the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys.
1956
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title and extent
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Complaints by State Governments as to water disputes
  5. 4
     Constitution of Tribunal
  6. 5
     Adjudication of water disputes
  7. 5A
     Filling of vacancies
  8. 6
     Publication of decision of Tribunal
  9. 6A
     Power to make schemes to implement decision of Tribunal
  10. 7
     Prohibition of levy of seigniorage, etc
  11. 8
     Bar of reference of certain disputes to Tribunal
  12. 9
     Powers of Tribunal
  13. 9A
     maintenance of date bank and information
  14. 10
     Allowances or fees for presiding officer of Tribunal and assessors
  15. 11
     Bar of jurisdiction of Supreme Court and other courts
  16. 12
     Dissolution of Tribunal
  17. 13
     Power to make rules
  18. 14
     Constitution of Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal