Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act : Rebate. Indian Bare Acts :

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act,1977

Act No : 36

Section : Rebate.

7.Rebate. Where any person or local authority, liable to pay the cess under this Act, instals any plant for the treatment of sewage or trade effluent, such person or local authority shall, from such date as may be prescribed, be entitled to a rebate of [twenty-five per cent.]2 of the cess payable by such person or, as the case may be, local authority; 2[Provided that a person or local authority shall not be entitled to any rebate , if he or it-- (a) consumes water in excess of the maximum quantity as may be prescribed in this behalf for any specified industry or local authority; or (b) fails to comply with any of the provisions of section 25 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 of any of the standards laid down by the Central Government under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986."]