(1) If anyone wants to provide drinking water and sanitation services, survey, construct, operate and manage projects or service systems, and make public, institutional and commercial use of drinking water resources, this. Permit should be obtained according to the law.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a permit shall not be required for the following works:-
(a) To provide drinking water and sanitation services by organizations as specified to survey, construct, operate and manage small projects as specified based on technology, investment and number of consumers,
(b) To absorb the waste water of his house-premises underground without causing adverse effects to anyone or to discharge it into the ground of his land by any method,
(c) Before the commencement of this Act, non-profit community organizations or consumer groups, which are registered in accordance with the prevailing law and are operating water conservation, improvement works and water supply and sanitation services, to conduct such works and services,
(d) To use the water source on his private land for domestic use.
(3) Notwithstanding anything written in sub-section /(2), non-profit community organizations or consumer groups that are registered in accordance with the prevailing law before the commencement of this Act and are operating drinking water protection, enhancement and drinking water and sanitation services at the relevant local level within one year of the commencement of this Act. Must be listed.