Section 20, Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011 [S2M-XBB]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 20 December 2011 by No. 1609/2011 [N13-1XR].

In Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011 [A12-8K1]. This text from 28 June 2019, by Karnataka Act 62 of 2019 [A12-AP3]. Other texts (1): from 20 December 2011 to 27 June 2019.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 20, Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011 [S2M-XBB]. Machine: S2M-XBB.

20. Penalty for contravention.—(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention. (2) Whoever contravenes any other provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder, for which no penalty is elsewhere provided, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.

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Section 19, Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011 [S2M-XA9], 23 August 2011, Band A. "section 20".

Section 2, Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) (Amendment) Act, 2019 [S2N-EQR], 28 June 2019, Band A. "section 20 of the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011 (Karnataka Act 25 of 2011)".

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