Section 1

Short title and extent.

The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956

  • Act 33 of 1956
  • Ministry of Jal Shaktri
  • Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
About this Act

An Act to provide for the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the 1[Inter-State River] Water Disputes Act, 1956.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 14 of 2002, s. 2, for "Inter-State" (w.e.f. 28-3-2002).
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