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Start Free TrialThe Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 Complete Act
State: Jharkhand
Year: 2011
.....or the Nagar Panchayat, the Executive Officer of the Municipal Council or the Nagar Panchayat; (47) "Factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948; (48) "Filth" means (a) night soil or other contents of latrines, cesspools and drains; (b) dirt, dung, refuse, useless or offensive materials thrown out in consequence of any process of manufacture, industry or trade; and (c) putrid or putrifying substance, (49) "Finance Commission" means the State Finance Commission constituted under Article 243-I of the Constitution of India and referred to in section 97 of this Act; (50) "Food" includes every article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water, and any article which ordinarily enters into, or is used in the composition or preparation of, human food, and also includes confectionery, flavouring and colouring matters, spices and condiments; (51) "Footpath" means a pavement, for use by pedestrians; (52) "Goods" include animals; (53) "Government" means the State Government of Jharkhand; (54) "Holding" means land held under one title or agreement and surrounded by one set of boundaries: Provided that, where two or more adjoining holdings held by the same.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Malabar Irrigation Works (Construction & Levy of Cess) Act, 1947 Complete Act
State: Kerala
Year: 1947
THE MALABAR IRRIGATION WORKS (CONSTRUCTION & LEVY OF CESS) ACT, 1947 THE MALABAR IRRIGATION WORKS (CONSTRUCTION & LEVY OF CESS) ACT, 1947 [Act No. 7 of 1947] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the construction of irrigation works and the levy of water-cess by the Government in the District of Malabar Whereas the Government propose to undertake the construction of large and important irrigation works in the District of Malabar; And Whereas the Government should have power to construct irrigation works and regulate the supply of water therefrom notwithstanding that such construction or regulation may interfere with private rights in watercourses; And Whereas it is also necessary that payment of water-cess should be made obligatory in respect of lands the irrigation of which is permitted under this Act, whether water is actually taken for the cultivation of such lands, or not It is hereby enacted as follows:- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Malabar Irrigation Works (Construction and Levy of Cess) Act, 1947. (2) It extends to the whole of the district of Malabar. (3) It shall come into force on such.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe 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.....
List Judgments citing this sectionWest Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006 Complete Act
State: West Bengal
Year: 2006
.....performance, amusement, game, and sport to which persons are ordinarily admitted on payment; (36) "factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); (37) "filth" includes offensive matter and sewage; (38) "footpath" or "footway" means pavement at the side of road or street for pedestrians; (39) "goods" includes animals; (40) "habitable room" means a room constructed or adapted for human habitation; (41) "heritage building or site" means any building of one or more premises, or any part thereof, or any monument, or any precinct, or any site, which requires preservation and conservation for historical, architectural, environmental or cultural purpose, and includes such portion of the land adjoining such building or any part thereof as may be required for fencing or covering or otherwise preserving such building, and also includes the areas and buildings requiring preservation and conservation for the purpose as aforesaid under subclause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 31 of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979(West Ben. Act XIII of 1979); (42) "Heritage Conservation Committee" means the.....
List Judgments citing this sectionNorthern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 Complete Act
State: Central
Year: 1873
.....cultivating tenant of water supplied by the owner of a water-course for the irrigation of the land held by such tenant; transfer, with land, of contracts for water: But all contracts made between the19 [State Government] and the owner or occupier of any immovable property, as to the supply of canal water to such property, shall be transferable therewith, and shall be presumed to have been so transferred whenever a transfer of such property takes place; no right acquired by user : (f) No right to the use of the water of a canal shall be, or be deemed to have been acquired under the Indian Limitation Act, 1877, Part IV, nor shall the19 [State Government] be bound to supply any person with water except in accordance with the terms of a contract in writing. SECTION 33: LIABILITY WHEN PERSON USING UNAUTHORISEDLY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED If water supplied through a water-course be used in an unauthorised manner, and if the person by whose act or neglect such use has occurred cannot be identified, the person on whose land such water has flowed if such land has derived benefit therefrom, or if such person cannot be identified or if such land has not derived benefit therefrom, all the persons.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe Meghalaya Water Act, 2011 Complete Act
State: Meghalaya
Year: 2011
.....out their functions. (2) Local authorities including town committee shall continue to exercise power and functions as authorized under duly enacted Act of State Government or Central Government as the case may be. (3) Traditional bodies in rural areas may manage water resources, undertake watershed development, supply drinking water and take up minor irrigation. 11. Constitution of State Water Advisory Board " (1) The State Government shall as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute Meghalaya State Water Advisory Board consisting of the following members, namely (a) Chief Minister who shall be the Chairman of the Board (b) Ministers in charge of Water Resources, Finance, Planning, Forest and Environment, Agriculture, Horticulture, Health, Community and Rural Development, District Council Affairs, Power, Fisheries, Industries, Soil and Water Conservation, Tourism and Urban Affairs Secretaries and Heads of Departments of the Departments mentioned in (b) above. (d) Chief Executive Members of Autonomous District Councils (e) Officers of Central Government relating to water, forest and environment, agriculture not exceeding 5 (five) (f) such.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe (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.....
List Judgments citing this sectionThe 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.....
List Judgments citing this sectionBengal Municipal Act, 1932 Complete Act
State: West Bengal
Year: 1932
.....sanction of the Governor General has been obtained under sub-section (3) of section 80A of the Government of .India Act to the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement (1)This Act may be called the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932. (2) It extends to the whole of [West Bengal], except Calcutta as defined fay clause (11) of section 3 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the (State Government] may, by notification, appoint. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), it shall not take effect in any cantonment or part of a cantonment without the consent of the [Central Government] previously obtained. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act shall apply to the district of Darjeeling or any part thereof subject to such exceptions and modifications as the State Government may, by notification, direct. Section 2 Savings .- ********* All municipalities constituted, ****** limits defined, regulations, measurements and divisions made, licenses and notices issued, taxes, tolls, rates and fees.....
List Judgments citing this sectionBengal 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].....
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