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(1) Every water rate leviable or charged under this Act shall be payable on such dates and to such officers as shall from time to time be determined under the orders of the Appropriate Authority. If the water rate is not paid on or before the due date, then there shall be paid an extra charge not exceeding ten per cent. of the amount due as may be prescribed. (2) Any such water rate or instalment thereof which is not paid on the date when it becomes due shall be deemed an arrear of land revenue due on account of the land, being either land under the irrigable command of a canal or land for the use of which canal water was supplied or which is benefited by percolation or leakage from any canal and shall be recoverable as such arrear by any of the process specified in section 176 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, including the forfeiture of the said land. Abatment of revenue demand on interrup- tion of water supply. Abatment of inferior holder’s rent on interrup- tion of water supply ; and enhance- ment of such rent on restora- tion of supply. Provisions of this part not to apply to acquisi- tion under section 44. Payment and recovery of water rate. Mah. XLI of