The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act `1873
An Act to regulate Irrigation, Navigation and Drainage Northern India.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
OFTHEAPPLICATIONOFWATERFORPUBLICPURPOSES
- 5Notification to issue when water-supply is to be applied for public purposes
- 6Powers of Canal-officer
- 7Notice as to claims for compensation
- 8Damage for which compensation shall not be awarded
- 9Limitation of claims
- 10Enquiry into claims and amount of compensation
- 11Abatement of rent on interruption of water-supply
- 12Enhancement of rent on restoration of water-supply
- 13Compensation when due
OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF WORKS
- 14Power to enter and survey, etc
- 15Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents
- 16Application by persons desiring to use canal-water
- 17Government to provide means of crossing canals
- 18Persons using water-course to construct works for passing water across roads, etc
- 19Adjustment of claims between persons jointly using water-course
- 20Supply of water through intervening wafer-course
- 21Application for construction of new water-course
- 22Procedure of Canal-officer thereupon
- 23Application for transfer of existing water-course
- 24Objections to construction or transfer applied for
- 25When applicant may be placed in occupation
- 26Procedure when objection is held valid
- 27Procedure when Canal-officer disagrees with Collector
- 28Expenses to be paid by applicant before receiving occupation
- 29Conditions binding on applicant placed in occupation
- 30Procedure applicable to occupation for extensions and alterations
OF THE SUPPLY OF WATER
- 31In absence of written contract, water-supply to be subject to rules
- 32Conditions 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
- 33Liability when person using unauthorisedly cannot be identified
- 34Liability when water runs to waste
- 35Charges recoverable in addition to penalties
- 36Charge on occupier for water, how determined
- 37“Owner‟s rate”
- 38Amount of owner‟s rate
- 39Owner‟s rate, when not chargeable
- 40When occupier is -to pay both owner‟s rate and occupier‟s rate
- 41Power to make rules for apportioning owner‟s rate
- 42When owner is to pay „owner‟s rate
- 43Effect of introduction of canal-irrigation on landlord‟s right to enhance
- 44Water-rate by whom payable, when charged on land held by several owners
Recovery of charges
OF CANAL NAVIGATION
- 49Detainer of vessels violating rules
- 50Recovery of fines for offences in navigating canals
- 51Power to seize and detain vessel on failure to pay charges
- 52Power to seize cargo or goods, if charges due thereon are not paid
- 53Procedure for recovery of such charges after seizure
- 54Procedure in respect of vessels abandoned and goods unclaimed
OF DRAINAGE
- 55Power to prohibit obstructions or order their removal
- 56Power to remove obstructions after prohibition
- 57Preparation of schemes for works of improvement
- 58Powers of persons employed on such schemes
- 59Rate on lands benefited by works
- 60Recovery of rate
- 61Disposal of claims to compensation
- 62Limitation of such claims
OF OBTAINING LABOUR FOR CANALS AND DRAINAGE-WORKS
OF JURISDICTION
OF OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
OF SUBSIDIARY RULES