Section 2(1)(ab) in Uttar Pradesh Ground Water (Management and Regulation) Act, 2019
(ab)'User of ground water' means a person or a class of persons or an institution who or which own or use or sell ground water for any purpose including domestic use made either on personal or community basis and includes an industry, a commercial user, a bulk user, a company or an establishment whether government or not but does not include a person or a class of persons or an institution who or which use ground water drawn from well by manual or animal devices such as hand pump, rope and bucket, Persian wheel, etc.;