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Section 13. Application of this Act to extraction and use of ground water for agricultural purposes.
Chennai Metropolitan Area Ground Water(Regulation) Act, 1987
Act no. 27 of 19871987In forceTamil Nadu (State Act)
13. Application of this Act to extraction and use of ground water for agricultural purposes.— (1) Sections 3 and 4 and so much of section 6 and of section 10 to 12 as they relate to the contravention of the said section 3 shall apply to every person using groundwater in the scheduled area for agricultural purposes immediately before the date of commencement of this Act and to the competent authority. (2) Save as other otherwise provided in sub-section (1), nothing contained in this Act shall apply to any person using groundwater in the scheduled area for agricultural purposes immediately before the date of commencement of this Act.