Andhra Pradesh Water Tax (Amendment) Act, 1997*
| [Andhra Pradesh Act No. 13 of 1997] | [14th April, 1997] |
An Act to amend the Andhra Pradesh Water Tax Act, 1988.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
* Received the assent of the Governor on 14th April, 1997. For Statement of the Objects and Reasons. Please see the A.P. Gazette Part IV-A Extraordinary dated 5th March, 1997 at P-4.
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Water Tax (Amendment) Act, 1997.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the First day of July, 1996.
2. Amendment of section 3.- In section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Water Tax Act, 1988 (Act 11 of 1988) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
(i) in the opening portion for the words "Irrigation purposes", the words "Irrigation and Aqua-culture purposes" shall be substituted;
(ii) in the explanation,-
(a) in item (i), for the words "not less than five months", the words "not less than, four months" shall be substituted; and
(b) after item (ii) the following item shall be inserted, namely:-
(iii) "Aqua-culture" means, culturing of Prawn, fish or any other aquatic life in captivity, inside tanks, ponds, pens, or any other enclosures utilising water from a Government source.
3. Substitution of the schedule.- In the principal Act, for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
THE SCHEDULE
(See section 3)
| Sl. No. | Nature of Crop | Rates of water tax per acre in respect of water sources under | |
| Category I. | Category II. | ||
| Rs. | Rs. | ||
| 1. | First or Single Wet Crop | 200.00 | 100.00 |
| 2. | Second and Third Wet Crop | 150.00 | 100.00 |
| 3. | First Crop Irrigated Dry | 100.00 | 60.00 |
| 4. | Second and Third Crop Irrigated Dry | 100.00 | 60.00 |
| 5. | Dufasal Crop in Fasli Year | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 6. | Aqua-culture per year | 500.00 | 500.00 |
4. Repeal of Ordinance 1 of 1997.- The Andhra Pradesh Water Tax (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 is hereby repealed.