The Dam Safety Act, 2021

Act No. 41

13-Dec-2021

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

1. Short title, extent and commencement .

(1)This Act may be called the Dam Safety Act,

Section 2021 — (2) It extends to the whole of India.

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(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.

Section 2 — Declaration as to expediency of Union control

2. Declaration as to expediency of Union control .-It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should t ake under its control the regulation of uniform dam safety procedure for specified dam to the extent hereinafter provided

Section 3 — Application

3. Application .-Save as provided under this Act, it applies to the owner of every specified dam, -

(a)being a public sector undertaking or institution or a body owned or controlled by the Central Government or a State Government or jointly by one or more Governments, as the case may be; and

(b)being an undertaking or company or institution or a body other than those ow ned or controlled by the State Government or the Central Government, as the case may be.

Section 4 — Definitions

4. Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a)"alteration of dam" means alterations or repairs as may directly affect the safety of the dam or reservoir;

(b)"annual report" means a report giving the activities of the Authority and the State Dam Safety Organisation and the safety status of the specified dams falling under their jurisdiction during each financial year;

(c)"appurtenant structu re" means the structure being -

(i)spillways, either in the dam or separate therefrom;

(ii)low level outlet structure and water conduits such as tunnels, pipelines or penstocks, either through the dam or its abutments or reservoir rim;

Section 1 — 30th December, 2021, vide notification No. S.O.5422(E), dated 30th December, 2021, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,

1. 30th December, 2021, vide notification No. S.O.5422(E), dated 30th December, 2021, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 ( ii). 5