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The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act
`1873
An Act to regulate Irrigation, Navigation and Drainage Northern India.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
OFTHEAPPLICATIONOFWATERFORPUBLICPURPOSES
OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WORKS
OF THE SUPPLY OF WATER
OF WATER-RATES
Recovery of charges
OF CANAL NAVIGATION
OF DRAINAGE
OF OBTAINING LABOUR FOR CANALS AND DRAINAGE-WORKS
OF JURISDICTION
OF OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
OF SUBSIDIARY RULES
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title
2
[Repealed.]
3
Interpretation clause
4
Power to appoint officers
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
45
Certified dues recoverable as land-revenue
46
Power to contract for collection of canal-dues
47
Lambardars may be required to collect canal-dues
48
Fines excluded from sections 45, 46, 47
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
63
Definition of “labourer”
64
Power to prescribe number of labourers to be supplied by persons benefited by canal
65
Procedure for obtaining labour for works urgently required
66
Liability of labourers under requisition
OF JURISDICTION
67
Jurisdiction under this Act of Civil Courts
68
Settlement of differences as to mutual rights and liabilities of persons interested in water-course
69
Power to summon and examine witnesses
OF OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
70
Offences under Act
71
Saving of prosecution under other laws
72
Compensation to person injured
73
Power to arrest without warrant
74
Definition of “canal”
OF SUBSIDIARY RULES
75
Power to make, alter and cancel rules