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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Canals Act, 1864 Section 3

By whom navigable channels may be made It shall be lawful for the 22. Words subs. by the Government of India

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Canals Act, 1864 Section 3 is part of Canals Act, 1864 - By whom navigable channels may be made It shall be lawful for the 22. Words subs. by the Government of India. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937 and the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [State Government] from time to time, to authorize any person to make and open any navigable channel, or to clear and deepen any navigable channel, and to stop any watercourse, or make any tracking path, or do any other act necessary for the making or improvement of any such channel; and any navigable channel made under this section shall be rendered subject to the provisions of this Act in the manner prescribed in the last preceding section. The 55. Words subs. by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, and the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [State Government] may take possession, as for a public purpose, of any land that may be necessary for the execution of any of the above mentioned works, under the provisions of 66. Words repealed by Act 1 of 1903. *** any 66. Words repealed by Act 1 of 1903. *** Act 66. Words repealed by Act 1 of 1903. *** in force for the taking possession of land for public purposes.

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What does Canals Act, 1864 Section 3 provide?

Section Section 3 of the Canals Act, 1864 (By whom navigable channels may be made It shall be lawful for the 22. Words subs. by the Government of India) is reproduced on this page as part of the Canals Act, 1864. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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