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: and Drainage c (ji) “matured included in t subject to payment of section 36 of the Northern Indian Drainage Act, 1873 (Act No. VIII of 1873) during a0Y harvest]. 3, Where any schem 0 of A gust, ag? m tion after the of the following purposes, ‘on of Jands from any ex (i) the irrigation jected canal > i with- (ii) the extension of irrigation of 4 situa ee wist- in the approved irrigation un ing canal > eae 7 p” byt e Punjab 1Substituted for the wyords “GOV of the Stat dC ycurrent Subjects Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws Order, 1968. aAdded by Punjab Act No. 34 of 1963. y punjab Act 7 of 199 *Clause (jj) inserted b Irrigation schemes and notificauion of roposal to p levy betterment charges- ) ' 110 RETTERMENT CHARGES AND [1953 ; pp. Ace : ACREAGE RATES If, (iii) the improvement of irrigation supply OF cana... factors or water allowances to lands —Pacity al irrigated ; ready iv) the provision for or the improvement of draj (iv) or any reservoir, dam or embankment Cnet, tructed, maintained or controlled ns- Government for the supply or Storage of fates the Government may proceed to levy betternment ¢ sh respect of the lands which are included or are kee’ be included in the irrigation scheme by Notifying in the official Gazette a copy of which shall be posted at a Cons- picuous place in the village affected and in such other man. ner as may be prescribed its intention so todo and Shall specify in such notification such particulars respecting the proposed levy as it may think necessary, including parti- culars respecting the type and extent of Irrigation propos- ed : Provided that no betterment charges shall be levied in relation to an irrigation scheme where the charges ordinarily leviable under other laws for the time being in force are sufficient to cover the cost of the scheme: Provided further that the amount of the betterment charges recoverable from any scheme will be limited to the difference between the investment onthe scheme and such part of it as may make it productive, Explanation I. “Capacity factor” means the ratio of the mean supply to the authorised full supply discharge of a channel, and “mean supply” for a period connotes the sum of the daily supply in cusecs divided by the number of days during that period. Explanation II, “Water allowance’ means the design- ed number of cusecs of outlet or distributary capacity per thousand acres of land included in an irrigation scheme. Explanation III, “Cusecs” is the unit of discharges and means the rate of flow of one cubic foot of water Pet second. 1953 »pb. Act I.) BETTRRMENT CHARGES ANT 111 ACREAGR RATES 4, (/) At any time after the expiry of one from the date of the publication of the Notification referred of hetterment » in section 3 the Government may cause q schedule of “"** petterment charges to be prepared for all lands or class of jands included In an irigation scheme showing the rates at which the charges shall be leviable on the lands and payable by the landowners and occupancy tenants thereof and the proportions in which the charges shall be so pay- able. MONCH Procedure for levy (2) In preparing a schedule under sub-section (/) for the levy of beiterment charges in respect of any irrigation scheme regard shall be had to the fol owing, namely— (a) the type of irrigation ; (6) the improvement in irrigation ;. (c) the extent of betterment accruing to the lands. (3) A draft of the schedule prepared under sub-sec- tion (J) shall be published in the official Gazette, a copy of which shall be posted at some conspicuous place in the area affected and in such other manner as may be prescrib- ed. (4) Any landowner or occupancy tenant who may be affected by the proposed betterment charges may, within sixty days from the date of the publication of the schedule in the official Gazette, or from the date of its publication in the village, whichever is later, present a petition in writ- ing to the Government stating his objections, if any, to the levy of the betterment charges or the rate thereof. (5) After considering the objections and after making such further inquiry into the matter as the Government may think fit, the Government shall determine the final schedule of betterment charges and cause the same to be published in the official Gazette, and in such other man- ner as may be prescribed. yt