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1[14. Obligation of persons to maintain and repair works.- (1) Every person shown in the statement prepared under section 2[or 13-A] as liable to maintain and repair work shall, to the satisfaction of 3[the District Superintendent Agricultural Officer] 4[or the Company Officer] and within such time as the said officer may fix, maintain and repair the work in his own land and in any other land in respect of which he is shown as liable in the said statement. (2) If such person fails to maintain or repair the work within the time fixed by 5[the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] 6[or the Company Officer] under sub-section (1), 7[the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] 8[or the Company Officer] shall himself get the work maintained or repaired and the cost of so doing shall be recovered from the person. 9[(3) If 10[the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] 11[or the Company Officer] is of opinion that an emergency has arisen and that the immediate repair of any work referred to in sub-section (1) is necessary in the general interest, he shall carry out such repair and the cost of such repair shall be paid by the owner of the land on which the repair has been carried out. (4) 12[The Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] 13[or the Company Officer] shall, as soon as practicable, make report to the 14[State] Government 15[or Company] regarding such repair.]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <b><sup>1</sup>[14. Obligation of persons to maintain and repair works.-</b> (<i>1</i>) Every person shown in the statement prepared under section <sup>2</sup>[or 13-A] as liable to maintain and repair work shall, to the satisfaction of <sup>3</sup>[the District Superintendent Agricultural Officer] <sup>4</sup>[or the Company Officer] and within such time as the said officer may fix, maintain and repair the work in his own land and in any other land in respect of which he is shown as liable in the said statement.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) If such person fails to maintain or repair the work within the time fixed by <sup>5</sup>[the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] <sup>6</sup>[or the Company Officer] under sub-section (<i>1</i>), <sup>7</sup>[the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] <sup>8</sup>[or the Company Officer] shall himself get the work maintained or repaired and the cost of so doing shall be recovered from the person. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>9</sup>[(<i>3</i>) If <sup>10</sup>[the Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] <sup>11</sup>[or the Company Officer] is of opinion that an emergency has arisen and that the immediate repair of any work referred to in sub-section (<i>1</i>) is necessary in the general interest, he shall carry out such repair and the cost of such repair shall be paid by the owner of the land on which the repair has been carried out. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) <sup>12</sup>[The Divisional Soil Conservation Officer] <sup>13</sup>[or the Company Officer] shall, as soon as practicable, make report to the <sup>14</sup>[State] Government <sup>15</sup>[or Company] regarding such repair.] <br>