The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) CessAct, 1977 No. 36 of 1977(1) [7th December, 1977] MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 7th December, 1977 The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 7th December, 1977, and is hereby published for general information :- An Act to provide for the levy and collection of a cess on water consumed by persons carrying on certain industries and by local authorities, with a view to augment the resources of the Central Board and the State Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement - (1) ...