Section 5: Restriction on acquisition of land, etc.

(1) No Authority may acquire or lease land or take over any existing project without the knowledge and consent of the State Governments in its area of operation.
(2)
Subject to the Land Use Act, the control of land development for irrigation by each Authority shall be as provided under sections 2 and 6 of the said Act.
(3) No Authority may borrow or lend money without the general or special approval by the President.
(4) Each Authority may make bye-laws for the management of irrigation schemes and regulating the use of water with respect to the functions specified in section 4 of this Act, but no bye-law made in pursuance of this section shall come into force unless it is confirmed by the President.