Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956. Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 1956 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, pp. 1-6. Long titleAn Act to provide for the adjudication of disputes, relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Institution Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act makes provision for the settlement of water disputes between two or more states of India by an ad hoc Water Tribunal constituted by the Central Government at the request of a state. When any request is received from any State Government in respect of any water dispute and the Central Government is of opinion that the water dispute cannot be settled by negotiations, the Central Government shall, within a period not exceeding one year from the date of receipt of such request, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Water Disputes Tribunal for the adjudication of the water dispute. The Tribunal shall be constituted in accordance with provisions of section 4. The Tribunal shall report to the Central Government on its findings and decision. The State or Central Government, as the case may be, may refer the matter again to the Tribunal for further consideration. The Central Government may, by Notification in the Official gazette, prepare a scheme or schemes whereby provision may be made for all matters necessary to give effect to the decision of the Tribunal including the establishment of an authority for the implementation of the decision of the Tribunal (sect. 6A). The Water Tribunal shall have the same powers as are vested in civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure in respect of matters of procedure specified in section 9. The last section (14) provides for the constitution of a Tribunal for the verification and adjudication of matters referred to in the "Punjab Settlement". Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Inter-State Water Disputes Rules, 1959. Legislation | India | 1959 (1989) Keyword: Inland waters, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Water rights, Basin/catchment/watershed Source: FAO, FAOLEX