Lawgist15Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents
In case of any accident happening or being apprehended to a canal any Divisional Canal-officer or any person acting under his general or special orders in this behalf may enter upon any lands adjacent to such canal, and may execute all works which may be necessary for the purpose of repairing or preventing such accident.
Compensation for damage to land.--In every such case such Canal-officer or person shall tender compensation to the proprietors or occupiers of the said lands for all damage done to the same. If such tender is not accepted, the Canal-officer shall refer the matter to the Collector, who shall proceed to award compensation for the damage as though the State Government had directed the occupation of the lands under section 43 of the 1Land Acquisition Act, 1870 (10 of 1870).
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1. See now the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894).
- 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
