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Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965 Section 51

Title: Operation of Sluice Gates, Etc

State: Karnataka

Year: 1965

No person other than the Irrigation Officer or other person duly empowered by the Irrigation Officer in this behalf, shall have the right to operate a sluice gate, regulator or flood gate of a reservoir, canal or channel.

Assam Irrigation Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1983

.....payable under Ss. 23,24 and 25 if not paid by the due date shall be recoverable as arrear of land revenue under the Bengal Public Demand Recovery Act, 1913 (Act 3 of 193). Section 27 - Publication of draft scheme on on-farm development works (1) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Act and subject to the rules that may be made by the State Government in this behalf, an officer designated by the State Government may, on his own motion or on the application of not less than fifty percent of the owners or occupiers of lands in the culturable command area, prepare a draft scheme to provide for on-farm development of a group or block of fields. (2) Every scheme prepared under sub-S (1) shall, among other matters, set out the cost of the on-farm development works, a sketch plan of area proposed to be covered by the scheme, and particulars of the owners or occupiers to be benefited by the said scheme. (3) Every scheme shall, as soon as may be after its preparation, be published in such form and manner as may be prescribed, inviting objections and suggestions with respect thereof within twenty-one days of the publication. (4) After consideration of.....

The (Bengal) Embankment Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1855

.....the Collector shall thereupon proceed to value and make compensation for such huts, trees and crops, in the manner prescribed in Section 12 of this Act. Section 8 - Section 8 Clause 1. Application by land-holder to have a sluice made in public embankment - If any land-holder, farmer or cultivator be desirous of having a sluice made in any public embankment for the purpose of drainage or irrigation, he shall make an application in writing to the Collector of the district in which such embankment is situate. The application shall contain such particulars of the land to be drained or irrigated as may enable the officers of the Crown to judge of the advantage which may be derived from the work, and shall declare as regards an embankment maintained at the expense of the State, whether the applicant is willing to bear such part, not exceeding half of the cost thereof, as may be determined by the Provincial Government; and, as regards any other public embankment whether the applicant is willing to defray the whole or such part of the cost incidental to and attendant on, the proposed work, as may be determined as aforesaid. Clause 2. Officer in immediate charge to report on.....

Bengal Embankment Act, 1882 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1882

.....subject to the Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal, but only as provided in Part IX.] (Commencement). Rep. by Act 1 of 1903. Section 2 Repeal of former Acts 33. Words rep. by Act 1 of 1903. 44. Words and figures subs, by Ben. Act 1 of 1939. [the Bengal Embankment Act, 1873], with the exception of the sections set out and schedules specified in Schedule I to this Act annexed, shall be repealed. The references in the said sections, which are mentioned in Schedule II to this Act annexed, shall be read as if the references were made to the portions of this Act mentioned against such references respectively in the third column of such schedule. Sections 80 and 81 of this Act shall be applicable respectively to the proclamation and notice mentioned in sections 26 and 28, Bengal Act 6 of 1873. Section 3 Interpretation The following words shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the meanings hereby declared, save where, from the context, a contrary intention appears : "Collector" means any Revenue-officer in independent charge of a district or portion of a district, or specially appointed by the 55. Word subs, by the Adaptation of Laws Order. 1 950. [State] Government of e(West Bengal].....

The Punjab Minor Canals Act, 1905 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1905

.....cases. 64. Mode of serving notices and making proclamations. 65. Bar of compensation where not expressly allowed. 66. Protection of persons acting under the Act. 67. Province of West Pakistan to be party to certain suits and proceedings. Bar of other suits against State. 68. Power to recover water-dues, water-rates and other charges by revenue process. 69. Powers as regards canals, creeks situate partly without the limits of the Punjab. 70. Powers exercisable in cases of urgency with regard to canals situate beyond the Punjab. 71. Offences under the Act. 72. Power to arrest without a warrant. 73. Definition of 'canal' for purposes of sections 71 and 72. 74. Power to make rules. SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE II [1] THE PUNJAB MINOR CANALS ACT, 1905 [2](Punjab Act III of 1905) [1 June 1905] An Act to make better provision for the control and management of minor canals in [3][certain areas of West Pakistan] WHEREAS it is desirable to make better provision for the exercise of control over and for the regulation of the management of certain minor canals in [4][certain areas of West Pakistan]; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and local.....

Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Karnataka

Year: 1965

..... 1 [(bb) "Command Area Development Authority" means the Command Area Development Authority established under the Karnataka Command Areas Development Act, 1980 (Karnataka Act 6 of 1980)]. (c) "Deputy Commissioner" includes any officer not below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner, appointed by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a Deputy Commissioner under this Act; (d) "drainage work" includes,-- (i) channels, either natural or artificial, for the discharge of waste or surplus water, and all works connected with or auxiliary to such channels; (ii) escape channels from an irrigation work, dams, weirs, embankments, sluices, groynes and other works connected therewith, but does not include works for the removal of sewage; (iii) any work in connection with a system of reclamation made or improved by Government for the purpose of drainage of the country; and (iv) all works for the protection of lands from inundation or erosion, constructed or maintained either wholly or in part by the State Government; (e) "field channel" means any water course, hikkal or pipe having a capacity not exceeding one cubic foot per second, which is supplied with water.....

Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1965

..... 1 [(bb) "Command Area Development Authority" means the Command Area Development Authority established under the Karnataka Command Areas Development Act, 1980 (Karnataka Act 6 of 1980)]. (c) "Deputy Commissioner" includes any officer not below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner, appointed by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a Deputy Commissioner under this Act; (d) "drainage work" includes,-- (i) channels, either natural or artificial, for the discharge of waste or surplus water, and all works connected with or auxiliary to such channels; (ii) escape channels from an irrigation work, dams, weirs, embankments, sluices, groynes and other works connected therewith, but does not include works for the removal of sewage; (iii) any work in connection with a system of reclamation made or improved by Government for the purpose of drainage of the country; and (iv) all works for the protection of lands from inundation or erosion, constructed or maintained either wholly or in part by the State Government; (e) "field channel" means any water course, hikkal or pipe having a capacity not exceeding one cubic foot per second, which is supplied with water.....

The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003 [1] Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2003

THE KERALA IRRIGATION AND WATER CONSERVATION ACT, 2003 [1] ACT 31 OF 2003 THE KERALA IRRIGATION AND WATER CONSERVATION ACT, 2003 [1] An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to construction of irrigation works, conservation and distribution of water for the purpose of irrigation and levy of betterment contribution and water cess on lands benefited by irrigation works in the State of Kerala and to provide for involvement of farmers in water utilisation system and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Preamble .-Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws relating to construction of irrigation works, conservation and distribution of water for the purpose of irrigation and levy of betterment contribution and water cess on lands benefited by irrigation works in the State of Kerala and to provide for involvement of farmers in water utilisation system and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto; BE it enacted in the Fifty- fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Irrigation and Water.....

The (Bengal) Embankment Act, 1866 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1866

.....and assess compensation for the same, and do all other acts necessary for the acquisition thereof, by and under the powers and provisions of such Act or Acts so far as the same is or are applicable in that behalf ; but no such declarations or orders by or on behalf of Government as are mentioned in Sections 2 and 3 of the said Act VI of 1857, shall be necessary or required. Any person to whom compensation has been awarded in respect of lands taken shall be entitled to receive the same together with interest after the rate of six per centum per annum from the time when the land was taken : Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7, Cluase 1, of Act XXXII of 1855 passed by the Governor-General of India in Council, entitled "An Act relating to embankments" it shall not be obligatory upon the Collector to pay to any person, nor shall any person have a right to a civil suit for the recovery of any money in respect of compensation for lands taken, where the same is payable as hereinafter provided by the persons whose lands are benefited, until and unless the Collector shall have received the same from such person. Section 2 - Charging cost of land.....

Karnataka Irrigation Act, 1965 Chapter VIII

Title: Safeguard of Irrigation Works

State: Karnataka

Year: 1965

.....notice. (3) If the said owner fails to comply within the time specified or does repairs which in the opinion of the Irrigation Officer are unsatisfactory, the Irrigation Officer may carry out the necessary repairs and the cost thereof shall be recovered from the said owner as an arrear of land revenue. (4) From any order of the Irrigation officer under this section an appeal shall lie within one month from the date of communication of the order, to the Deputy Commissioner, whose decision thereon shall be final. Section 49 - Mining or quarrying near irrigation works No person shall conduct mining or quarrying operations requiring the use of explosives within a distance of one kilometer from the boundaries of an irrigation work without the written permission of the Irrigation Officer. Section 50 - Excavation of wells near irrigation works Save as provided in sub--sectiion (2) of sectiion 4, no new well shall be excavated within such distance as may be specified by the State Government from time to time, from the boundaries of an irrigation work, without the written permission of the Irrigation Officer. Section 51 - Operation of sluice gates, etc No person other.....