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Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957 (28 of 1957) Section 4

Title: Amount of Betterment Contribution

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....any improvement of the land made by the landholder shall be excluded. (2) As soon as may be, after the publication of a notification under sub-section (2) of section 3 in respect of any irrigation work, the Betterment Levy Officer shall prepare a statement showing the lands under the irrigable command of the irrigation work in respect of which the betterment contribution in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) is payable, and the nature and extent of irrigability of the different lands. (3) The statement so prepared along with a public notice shall be published in the village chavadi and the taluk office and in such other manner as may be prescribed. Such notice shall require the landholders of lands under the irrigable command of the irrigation work to appear before the Betterment Levy Officer either personally or by agent at a time and place therein mentioned (such time not being earlier than one month from the date of publication of the notice), and to state,-- (a) their objections,-- (i) to the inclusion of the lands in the statement as lands under the irrigable command of the irrigation work; (ii) to the inclusion of the lands in the statement as.....

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Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957 (28 of 1957) Preamble 1

Title: Karnataka Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA IRRIGATION (LEVY OF BETTERMENT CONTRIBUTION AND WATER RATE) ACT, 1957 THE1[KARNATAKA] IRRIGATION (LEVY OF BETTERMENT CONTRIBUTION AND WATER RATE) ACT, 1957 [Act, No. 28 of 1957]2 [24th October, 1957] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the laws providing for the levy of betterment contribution and water rate in the1[State of Karnataka]. W HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the levy of betterment contribution and water rate in the1[State of Karnataka]; B E it enacted by the1[Karnataka State] Legislature in the Eighth year of the Republic of India as follows:- _______________________ 1 . Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973. 2 .First published in the Karnataka Gazette on the Thirty-first day of October, 1957 .

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Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957 (28 of 1957) Section 3

Title: Levy of Betterment Contribution

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....Explanation I.--A land shall be deemed to be benefited notwithstanding that the benefit is not enjoyed, provided such non-enjoyment is due solely to action or inaction on the part of that person or persons interested in such land. Explanation II.-- A land shall not be deemed to be benefited merely by reason of the execution of ordinary repairs, and maintenance of an existing work wholly or partly at the expense of Government. 4[ Explanation III.-- In this sub-section, the expression "Government" shall be deemed to include the authority established under section 66 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 (Central Act 30 of 1953).] 4[(2) For the purposes of levy of betterment contribution, the prescribed officer shall, by notification, specify,-- (i) the dates of commencement and completion of the construction, restoration, expansion or alteration of any irrigation work; 5[(ii), (iii) x x x] and different dates of commencement and completion of any irrigation work may be specified in respect of different lands benefited by the same irrigation work depending upon the dates on which water is made available to such lands. (3) The Government may either suo motu or on application by.....

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Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957 (28 of 1957) Complete Act

Title: Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution and Water Rate) Act, 1957 (28 of 1957)

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA IRRIGATION (LEVY OF BETTERMENT CONTRIBUTION AND WATER RATE) ACT, 1957 Section 1 - Short title and extent Section 2 - Definitions Section 3 - Levy of betterment contribution Section 4 - Amount of betterment contribution Section 5 - When contribution becomes payable Section 6 - Mode of payment of contribution Section 7 - Contribution recoverable as arrears of land revenue Section 8 - Payment of contribution by person having interest in land Section 9 - Right of reimbursement in respect of contribution Section 10 - Levy of water rate Section 10A - Application of this Act to the Tungabhadra Project Section 11 - Power to make rules Section 12 - Repeal and savings

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The Orissa Betterment Charges Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1955

.....suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person in respect of anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or the rules made thereunder. Section 20 - Powers of Revenue and Canal Officer to summon persons, etc. The Revenue Officer, Canal Officer or any other officer authorised by any of them or the authority prescribed in pursuance of Section 12 shall have the same powers as are vested in a Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908) when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely: (a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath or affirmation; (b) compelling the production of documents, and any proceeding under this Act before the Revenue Officer, Canal Officer or any other officer authorised by them shall be deemed to be 'judicial proceeding' within the meaning of Sections 193 and 228, and for the purpose of Section 196 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). Section 21 - Power to make rules (1) The State Government may by notification in the official Gazette make rules to carry out the purposes of the Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the.....

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Air Corporations Act, 1953 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1953

.....with either of the Corporations. SECTION 09: CORPORATIONS TO ACT ON BUSINESS PRINCIPLES - In carrying out any of duties vested in it by this Act, each of the Corporations shall act so far as may be on business principles. CHAPTER 03: FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT SECTION 10: CAPITAL OF THE CORPORATIONS - (1) All non-recurring expenditure incurred by the Central Government for, or in connection with, each of the Corporations up to the date of establishment of that Corporation and declared to be capital expenditure by that Government, shall be treated as capital provided by the Central Government to that Corporation. (2) The Central Government may provide any further capital that may be required by either of the Corporations for the carrying on of the business of the Corporation or for any purpose connected therewith on such terms and conditions as the Central Government may determine. (3) Each of the Corporations may, with the consent of the Central Government, or in accordance with the terms of any general authority given to it by the Central Government- (a) borrow money for all or any of the purposes of the Corporation, and (b) secure the payment of any money.....

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Karnataka Highways Act, 1964 Chapter VI

Title: Levy of Betterment Charges

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

.....an inquiry in the prescribed manner and after hearing objections, if any, stated by the persons as required by notice under section 41, make an order. The order shall specify,-- (a) the lands benefited by the constructions of the work; (b) the increase in the value of such lands by the proposed construction; (c) the amount of the betterment charges leviable on each of the said lands; (d) the date from which such betterment charges shall be leviable: Provided that no betterment charges shall be leviable in respect of any land,-- (i) which is unsuitable for development as a building site, or (ii) which is situated beyond a distance of one furlong from the middle of the highway on either side. Section 43 - Increase in value and betterment charges The increase in value on account of construction for such work shall be the amount by which the value of the land on the date of completion of the proposed work is likely to exceed or has exceeded the value of the land on the date of the commencement of the said work and the betterment charges shall be one half of such increase in value. Explanation:--For the purpose of this section, the State Government shall, by.....

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The Punjab Betterment Charges and Acreage Rates Rules, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

.....in demand - If, after delivery of the demand slips to the assessees, any addition is made to the demand, or any suspension is allowed under the Act or rules thereunder, such addition or suspension shall be communicated to the owner or occupancy tenant, as the case may be, by means of sup0plymentry demand slips. Demands shall be shown in black ink, and suspension in red ink. All such alterations as are made before the despatch of the Demand Statements to the Tehsil concerned under Rule 13 supra shall be included in that document and suspension in red written on slips similarly printed and attached to the Demand Statement. Alterations made after the despatch of Demand Statement shall be intimated to the Tehsil concerned in a supplementary consolidated statement after 60 days. Any addition or suspension allowed thereafter shall be similarly incorporated in the Demand Statement for the succeeding harvest. Due intimation will be given about additions and suspension to assessees concerned by issue of supplementary demand slips in the manner prescribed in Rule 12. 28. Minimum amounts for additions and remission - No additional demand shall be prepared and no suspension shall be.....

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The Madras Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution) Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1955

..... Explanation 1:- A land shall be deemed to be benefited notwithstanding that the benefit is not enjoyed provided such non-enjoyment is due solely to action or inaction on the part of the person or persons interested in such land. Explanation 2:- A land shall not be deemed to be benefited merely by reason of the maintenance of an existing work wholly or partly at the expense of the Government. Section 4 - Amount of betterment contribution (1) The lands benefited by the construction, expansion or alteration of any work shall be divided into suitable classes by the Government and the annual increase the gross produce of each class of lands shall be estimated: Provided that all lands which are of the same taram and which judged by their commandability, are so situated as to derive the same amount of benefit from the work shall be placed in the same class. Provided further that the estimate shall be made with reference to the average of the prices prevailing, in the case of a work whose construction expansion or alteration was completed before the commencement of this Act, during the three years immediately preceding such commencement and, in the case of a work whose.....

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Madras Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution) Act, 1955 (3 of 1955) Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1955

.....Collectors or other authorities; (b) for the provision of such appeals and revision as may be found necessary in respect of the orders passed by any authority to whom powers may be so delegated; (c) for the manner of estimating the gross produce and prices under section 4; (d) for all matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed. (2)All rules made under this section shall be published in the Fort St. George Gazette and upon such publication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. The rules so made shall be placed on the table of the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible after they are published and shall be subject to such modifications, whether by way of repeal or amendments, as the Assembly may make within fourteen days during the session in which they are so laid. Tamil Nadu State Acts

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