Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Dam Safety Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-12-13

Long Title: An Act to provide for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of the specified dam for prevention of dam failure related disasters and to provide for institutional mechanism to ensure their safe functioning and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shaktri

Department: Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Dam Safety Act, 2021.
    (2) It extends to the whole of India.
    (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Notes:
30th December, 2021, vide notification No. S.O.5422(E), dated 30th December, 2021, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).
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