The Chittur Cess Recovery Act, 1947 Complete Act - Bare Act

Published in the Cochin Government Gazette dated 21st Chingam 1123)
THE CHITTUR CESS RECOVERY ACT, 1947

Whereas it is necessary to provide temporarily for the recovery by coercive process of the water cess due to Government for the water supplied from the private irrigation systems in the Chittur Taluk requisitioned by Government under the Defence of India Rules as made applicable to Cochin by Proclamation VIII of 111, and the requisition whereof has been continued by Proclamations III and V of 1122; It is hereby enacted as follows.-

This Act may be called the Chittur Cess Recovery Act, II of 1123, and shall come into force at once.

(1) The Diwan Peishkar shall, after such enquiry as he deems necessary, fix or alter and refix the cess which has accrued due and which may accrue due to Government for the water supplied by them from the private irrigation systems in the Chittur Taluk requisitioned by Government under the Defence of India Rules as made applicable to Cochin by Proclamation VIII of 1115 and the requisition whereof has been continued by Proclamations III and V of 1122 and the date on or before which the cess has to be paid to Government and communicate a copy of the order to the person liable to pay the cess.

(2) The cess which has accrued due or which may accrue due to Government under sub-section (1) will be treated as Public Revenue due on land as defined in the Revenue Recovery Act, IV of 1083, and may be recovered by Government from those who have defaulted or who default to pay the cess as an arrear of revenue under the provisions of the said Act.

Any person aggrieved by an order of the Diwan Peishkar fixing or refixing the cess under sub-section (1) of section 2 may within thirty days of the receipt thereof appeal to Government and the orders of Government thereon and the orders of the Diwan Peishkar, when there has been no appeal, shall be final and shall not be questioned in a Court of Law.