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Prohibition of letting out water from irrigation work —No person, other than an Imgation Officer or an Officer duly empowered by him m that behalf shall let out water from an imgation work owned, controlled or maintained by the Government by cutting any bund or constructing a sluice or outlet or by any other similar contrivance. CHAPTER X BETTERMENT CONTRIBUTION 45 Levy of betterment contribution —Where the Government are of opinion that it is necessary to levy a betterment contribution, they may levy betterment contribution in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter from the owner of any land which, in their opinion, is benefited by any major irrigation work constructed or completed after the commencement of this Act and of any land benefited by an irrigation work declared to be a major irrigation work under the provisions of this Act, whether constructed before or after such commencement. Explanation —A land shall be deemed to be benefited notwithstanding that the benefit is not enjoyed, provided such non-enjoyment is not due to any fault on the part of the Government