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Northern India Canal and Drainage Act
An Act to regulate Irrigation, Navigation and Drainage Northern India.
| Act Id | 187308 |
| Act Number | 08 |
| Enactment Date | 1873-02-11 |
| Act Year | 1873 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Shipping |
| Enforcement Date | 11-02-1873 |
- PRELIMINARY
- OFTHEAPPLICATIONOFWATERFORPUBLICPURPOSES
- 5 Notification to issue when water-supply is to be applied for public purposes
- 6 Powers of Canal-officer
- 7 Notice as to claims for compensation
- 8 Damage for which compensation shall not be awarded
- 9 Limitation of claims
- 10 Enquiry into claims and amount of compensation
- 11 Abatement of rent on interruption of water-supply
- 12 Enhancement of rent on restoration of water-supply
- 13 Compensation when due
- OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WORKS
- 14 Power to enter and survey, etc
- 15 Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents
- 16 Application by persons desiring to use canal-water
- 17 Government to provide means of crossing canals
- 18 Persons using water-course to construct works for passing water across roads, etc
- 19 Adjustment of claims between persons jointly using water-course
- 20 Supply of water through intervening wafer-course
- 21 Application for construction of new water-course
- 22 Procedure of Canal-officer thereupon
- 23 Application for transfer of existing water-course
- 24 Objections to construction or transfer applied for
- 25 When applicant may be placed in occupation
- 26 Procedure when objection is held valid
- 27 Procedure when Canal-officer disagrees with Collector
- 28 Expenses to be paid by applicant before receiving occupation
- 29 Conditions binding on applicant placed in occupation
- 30 Procedure applicable to occupation for extensions and alterations
- OF THE SUPPLY OF WATER
- 31 In absence of written contract, water-supply to be subject to rules
- 32 Conditions as to— power to stop water-supply; claims to compensation in case of failure or stoppage of supply; claims on account of interruption from other causes; duration of supply; sale or sub-letting of right to use canal-water; transfer, with land, of contracts for water; no right acquired by user
- OF WATER-RATES
- 33 Liability when person using unauthorisedly cannot be identified
- 34 Liability when water runs to waste
- 35 Charges recoverable in addition to penalties
- 36 Charge on occupier for water, how determined
- 37 “Owner‟s rate”
- 38 Amount of owner‟s rate
- 39 Owner‟s rate, when not chargeable
- 40 When occupier is -to pay both owner‟s rate and occupier‟s rate
- 41 Power to make rules for apportioning owner‟s rate
- 42 When owner is to pay „owner‟s rate
- 43 Effect of introduction of canal-irrigation on landlord‟s right to enhance
- 44 Water-rate by whom payable, when charged on land held by several owners
- Recovery of charges
- OF CANAL NAVIGATION
- 49 Detainer of vessels violating rules
- 50 Recovery of fines for offences in navigating canals
- 51 Power to seize and detain vessel on failure to pay charges
- 52 Power to seize cargo or goods, if charges due thereon are not paid
- 53 Procedure for recovery of such charges after seizure
- 54 Procedure in respect of vessels abandoned and goods unclaimed
- OF DRAINAGE
- 55 Power to prohibit obstructions or order their removal
- 56 Power to remove obstructions after prohibition
- 57 Preparation of schemes for works of improvement
- 58 Powers of persons employed on such schemes
- 59 Rate on lands benefited by works
- 60 Recovery of rate
- 61 Disposal of claims to compensation
- 62 Limitation of such claims
- OF OBTAINING LABOUR FOR CANALS AND DRAINAGE-WORKS
- OF JURISDICTION
- OF OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- OF SUBSIDIARY RULES
