Act Info:Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA IRRIGATION ACT, 1965
Chapter I
Section 1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application
Section 2 - Definitions
Section 3 - Appointment of officers
Chapter II
Section 4 - Constructon, control and maintenance of irrigation works only with consent of Government and subject to conditions
Section 5 - Notification to issue when water supply is to be applied for purposes of irrigation works
Section 6 - Entry for inquiry
Section 7 - Power to inspect and regulate supply
Section 8 - Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents
Section 9 - Notice to occupier
Section 10 - Means of crossing canals to be provided and obstruction to drainage to be avoided
Section 11 - Government may prohibit obstructions of rivers, etc within certain limits
Section 12 - Irrigation Officer may issue order to person causing obstruction
Section 13 - Irrigation Officer may cause obstruction to be removed
Section 14 - Construction of drainage works
Chapter III
Section 15 - Determination of the need for field--channels and their alignment in any area
Section 16 - Deputy Commissioner to acquire land
Section 17 - Such acquired land to remain as property of Government
Section 18 - x x x
Section 19 - x x x
Section 20 - Obligations of 1[user of] the field--channel
Section 21 - x x x
Section 22 - x x x
Section 23 - x x x
Section 24 - If user fails to execute work or to repair field--channel Irrigation Officer may execute the same
Section 25 - x x x
Section 26 - Construction of field channel in lands acquired
Chapter IV
Section 27 - Regulation of water supply from irrigation works
Section 27A - Restriction on alienation of certain lands
Section 28 - Application for permission to use water from an irrigation work
Section 29 - Stoppage of water supply
Section 30 - Supply of water for irrigation of one or more crops
Section 31 - Regulation of cultivation on x x x lands
Section 32 - Power to prescribe the kind of crop to be grown under the irrigation area and the period of sowing such crop
Chapter V
Section 33 - Compensation for damage caused consequent on the exercise of powers conferred by this Act
Section 34 - Limitation of claims
Section 35 - Compensation for damage caused by entry on land, etc
Section 36 - Claims to be preferred to the Deputy Commissioner
Section 37 - Appeal
Section 38 - Compensation when due and interest payable
Section 39 - x x x
Chapter VI
Section 40 - Requisition of labour for urgent works or repairs etc
Section 41 - Payment to persons requisitioned
Section 42 - Appeals against order under section 41
Chapter VII
Section 43 - Power to take over irrigation works for maintenance by Government
Section 44 - Levy of maintenance cess
Section 45 - Payment to Tungabhadra Board, etc
Chapter VIII
Section 46 - Limitation in respect of irrigation works
Section 47 - Interference with the functioning of cross drainage works
Section 48 - Obligations of owners in respect of works affecting safety of canals
Section 49 - Mining or quarrying near irrigation works
Section 50 - Excavation of wells near irrigation works
Section 51 - Operation of sluice gates, etc
Section 52 - Fishing and plying of boats, etc
Section 53 - Letting out of water from canal prohibited
Section 54 - Depositing produce of mines in or near channels prohibited
Chapter IX
Section 55 - Offences under the Act
Section 56 - Persons convicted under section 55 liable to repair the damage, etc
Section 57 - Abetment
Section 58 - Punishment for vexatious exercise of power
Section 59 - Punishment under other laws not barred
Section 60 - Offences under this Act to be cognizable
Section 60A - Compounding of offences
Section 61 - Power to remove obstruction or damage to work
Section 62 - Payment of fine as reward to informant
Chapter IXA - FUNCTIONS OF 1[WATER USERS SOCIETY AND WATER USERS ASSOCIATION ETC
Section 62A - Functions of Water Users Society
Section 62AA - Functions of Water Users Association
Section 62B - Functions of Water Users Distributary Level Federation
Section 62C - Functions of Water Users Project Level Federation
Section 62D - Water Users Apex Level Federation
Section 62E - Effect of other laws
Section 62F - Power to exempt certain projects
Chapter X
Section 63 - Recovery of cost of repairing damage when the offender is unascertainable
Section 64 - Liability when person using water unauthorisedly cannot be found
Section 65 - Appeals against orders under the Act
Section 66 - Power of revision
Section 67 - Power to summon and examine witnesses
Section 68 - Service of notices
Section 69 - Bar of certain proceedings, etc
Section 70 - Offences by companies
Section 71 - Power to make rules
Section 72 - Repeal and Savings