Section 12
Recovery of amount due under the Act. Repealed
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
About this Act
An Act to provide for the levy and collection of a cess on water consumed by persons carrying on certain industries and by local authorities, with a view to augment the resources of the Central Board and the State Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
Any amount due under this Act (including any
interest or penalty payable under section 10 or section 11, as the case may be) from any person carrying
on any 1
[industry] or from any local authority may be recovered by the Central Government in the same
manner as an arrear of land revenue.
Notes
1 Subs. by Act 19 of 2003, s. 3, for "specified industry" (w.e.f. 6-5-2003).