Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. Delegation of powers and duties. Service of notices. Power of State Government to give directions to Company and Zilla Parishads regarding mainte- nance of their canals. Public servant and some other persons protected from legal proceed- ings. Rules. 38 Maharashtra Irrigation Act, 1976 [ 1976 : Mah. XXXVIII (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :— (i) under clause (24) of section 2, the manner in which payment shall be made for supply or facility of water from a canal; (ii) under clause (a) of section 4, declaring the meaning of ‘wet’ in relation to lands; (iii) under section 10, specifying the class of Canal Officers by whom the duties shall be performed or power exercised; (iv) (a) under clause (ix) of section (2) of section 34, prescribing the other particulars which the draft scheme for compulsory construc- tions of field channels shall contain; (b) under sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 34, prescribing the manner of publishing the draft scheme and the final scheme; (v) under section 35, prescribing the manner of construction of field channels under the final scheme ; (vi) under sub-section (2) of section 37, prescribing the form of, and the manner in which, the notice to holders and occupires of land to construct field channels shall be given; (vii) under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 39, prescribing the form of certificate of completion of field-channel to be issued by an authorised Canal Officer; (viii) under sub-section (3) of section 44, all matters connected with the enforcement of the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in so far as they are applicable to the acquisition of land or extin- guishment of the right or interest; (ix) under sub-section (3) of section 47, determining the crops, and the period or periods during which such crops may be sown, planted and grown and for regulating supply of water for the purpose and for matters referred to in that sub-section; (x) under section 52, fixing charges for unauthorised use of water; (xi) under sub-section (1) of section 53, fixing charges in respect of water suffered to run to waste; (xii) under sub-section (1) of section 57, regulating the supply of water from any canal and also prescribing dates before which applica- tions for supply of water shall be made and for sanctioning supply; (xiii) under sub-section (1) of section 58, prescribing the form of application for supply of water from a canal; and under sub-section (5), the manner in which the application for supply of water shall be dealt with; (xiv) under section 68, providing for remission of rates charged for supply of water under an irrigation agreement, where there has been a failure of crops or failure to deliver water owing to a defect in the head works or distribution system of a canal; and for deduction from rates under clause (e) of that section; I of