Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
BETTERMENT CHARGES AND [1953 ; pp, Act fy ACREAGE RATES Amount of bet- S. (/) The amount of the betterment char nt changes £es leviah terme s. , ; 1 char; le : t of any lands included in an irrigation Sch shall not exceed one-half of the difference between t° value of the lands with reference to such date Prior to the commencement of any work in connection with the in rigation scheme as the Government may, by Notificatio in the official Gazette, fix in this behalf and their estimat. ed value with reference to such other date after Such commencement the Government may similarly fix, and such valuations shall be made in the prescribed manner, (2) Where in an irrigation scheme only lift irriga- tion arrangements are maintained and operated by the Jandowners or occupancy tenants, the betterment Charges leviable shall not exceed one-half of the charges which would otherwise have been payable for gravity flow irriga- tion : Provided that whenever such lift irrigation arrange- ments are converted into gravity flow irrigation, the land- Owners or occupancy tenants, as the case may be, shall be 7a to pay the full betterment charges in respect of the nds. Power to levy “SA. (/) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary afvance payment Contained in this Act and subject to the provisions of Oo ermen realisation SUD-Section (2), every person liable fo pa betterment tye en charges under this Act shall with effect a, the Kharif harvest of the agricultural year 1958-59, be liable to pay to the Government advance payment of betterment charges 1D respect of his matured area at each harvest at such rate not exceeding (wenty-five rupees per acre of such area as the Government may by notification direct : Provided that the Government may fix different rates for different matured areas. (2) The liablity to make advance payment of better- ment Charges shall cease f; Tom the date on which the Schedule betterment charges has been published in the official . pb, Act If.] BETTERMENT 1953 ACREAGE RATES ROPES. AND 113 3) The amount of betterment char ' erson 1s liable to ply under this Act hae any from him after deducting therefrom the amou ear ee vance payment of betterment charges paid by him of ad- (5) If the amount of advance payment of charges 18 found to be in excess of the amoliect ee ment charges the excess shall be refunded by th ment to the person from whom it was realised. eGovent- (5) The amount of advance payment of b charges shall be realised, and deduction or refund thoreot as referred fo in sub-sections (3) and (4) shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed.]