The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873
Central · 1873
- S. 1Short title.
- S. 2[Repealed.].
- S. 3Interpretation clause.
- S. 4Power to appoint officers.
- S. 5Notification to issue when water-supply is to be applied for public purposes.
- S. 6Powers of Canal-officer.
- S. 7Notice as to claims for compensation.
- S. 8Damage for which compensation shall not be awarded.
- S. 9Limitation of claims.
- S. 10Enquiry into claims and amount of compensation.
- S. 11Abatement of rent on interruption of water-supply.
- S. 12Enhancement of rent on restoration of water-supply.
- S. 13Compensation when due.
- S. 14Power to enter and survey, etc.
- S. 15Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents.
- S. 16Application by persons desiring to use canal-water.
- S. 17Government to provide means of crossing canals.
- S. 18Persons using water-course to construct works for passing water across roads, etc.
- S. 19Adjustment of claims between persons jointly using water-course.
- S. 20Supply of water through intervening wafer-course.
- S. 21Application for construction of new water-course.
- S. 22Procedure of Canal-officer thereupon.
- S. 23Application for transfer of existing water-course.
- S. 24Objections to construction or transfer applied for.
- S. 25When applicant may be placed in occupation.
- S. 26Procedure when objection is held valid.
- S. 27Procedure when Canal-officer disagrees with Collector.
- S. 28Expenses to be paid by applicant before receiving occupation.
- S. 29Conditions binding on applicant placed in occupation.
- S. 30Procedure applicable to occupation for extensions and alterations.
- S. 31In absence of written contract, water-supply to be subject to rules.
- S. 32Conditions as to— power to stop water-supply; claims to compensation in case of failure or stoppage of supply; claims on account of interruption from other causes; duration of supply; sale or sub-letting of right to use canal-water; transfer, with land, of contracts for water; no right acquired by user.
- S. 33Liability when person using unauthorisedly cannot be identified.
- S. 34Liability when water runs to waste.
- S. 35Charges recoverable in addition to penalties.
- S. 36Charge on occupier for water, how determined.
- S. 37“Owner‟s rate”.
- S. 38Amount of owner‟s rate.
- S. 39Owner‟s rate, when not chargeable.
- S. 40When occupier is -to pay both owner‟s rate and occupier‟s rate.
- S. 41Power to make rules for apportioning owner‟s rate.
- S. 42When owner is to pay „owner‟s rate.
- S. 43Effect of introduction of canal-irrigation on landlord’s right to enhance.
- S. 44Water-rate by whom payable, when charged on land held by several owners.
- S. 45Certified dues recoverable as land-revenue.
- S. 46Power to contract for collection of canal-dues.
- S. 47Lambardars may be required to collect canal-dues.
- S. 48Fines excluded from sections 45, 46, 47.
- S. 49Detainer of vessels violating rules.
- S. 50Recovery of fines for offences in navigating canals.
- S. 51Power to seize and detain vessel on failure to pay charges.
- S. 52Power to seize cargo or goods, if charges due thereon are not paid.
- S. 53Procedure for recovery of such charges after seizure.
- S. 54Procedure in respect of vessels abandoned and goods unclaimed.
- S. 55Power to prohibit obstructions or order their removal.
- S. 56Power to remove obstructions after prohibition.
- S. 57Preparation of schemes for works of improvement.
- S. 58Powers of persons employed on such schemes.
- S. 59Rate on lands benefited by works.
- S. 60Recovery of rate.
- S. 61Disposal of claims to compensation.
- S. 62Limitation of such claims.
- S. 63Definition of “labourer”.
- S. 64Power to prescribe number of labourers to be supplied by persons benefited by canal.
- S. 65Procedure for obtaining labour for works urgently required.
- S. 66Liability of labourers under requisition.
- S. 67Jurisdiction under this Act of Civil Courts.
- S. 68Settlement of differences as to mutual rights and liabilities of persons interested in water-course.
- S. 69Power to summon and examine witnesses.
- S. 70Offences under Act.
- S. 71Saving of prosecution under other laws.
- S. 72Compensation to person injured.
- S. 73Power to arrest without warrant.
- S. 74Definition of “canal”.
- S. 75Power to make, alter and cancel rules.