Section 8: Powers and Duties of the Authority

8. Powers and Duties of the Authority.—(1) The duties of the Authority shall be to— (a) lay down the basis for the regulation and distribution of surface waters amongst the Provinces according to the allocations and policies spelt out in the Water Accord; (b) review and specify river and reservoir operation patterns and periodically review the system of such operation; (c) coordinate and regulate the activities of the Water and Power Development Authority in exchange of date between the Provinces in connection with the gauging and recording of surface water-flows; Explanation.—Actual observation and compilation of the data shall be the responsibility of the respective Provinces, Water and Power Development Authority and other allied organisations, while the process shall be monitored by the Authority; (d) determine priorities with reference to sub-clause (c) of clause 14 of the Water Accord for river and reservoir operations for irrigation and hydro-power requirements; (e) compile and review canal withdrawal indents as received from the Provinces on 5-daily or, as the case may be, on 10-daily basis and issue consolidated operational directives to Water and Power Development Authority for making such releases from reservoirs as the Authority may consider appropriate or consistent with the Water Accord; Explanation.—The directives issued under this clause shall be binding upon Water and Power Development Authority and the Provinces, and shall be followed in letter and spirit; (f) settle and question that may arise between two or more Provinces in respect of distribution of river and reservoir waters; and (g) consider and make recommendations on the availability of water against the allocated shares of the Provinces within three months of receipt of fully substantiated water accounts or all new water projects for the assistance of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council. (2) Any question in respect of implementation of Water Accord shall be settled by the Authority by the votes of the majority of members and in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. (3) A Provincial Government or the Water and Power Development Authority may, if aggrieved by any decision of the Authority, make a reference to the Council of Common Interests. CHAPTER III ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Effective date: 1992-01-01

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