The Tamil Nadu Rivers Conservancy Act, 1884
tamil-nadu · 1884
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- S. 1This Act may be cited as the S(Tamil Nadu) short title
- S. 2Section allows the State Government to declare river conservancy measures via official gazette notifications.
- S. 3The section allows the State Government to order a survey to determine the river's limits for applying the Act.
- S. 4Section 4 grants survey authorities powers to enter land and perform necessary acts as per the Land Acquisition Act, 1870.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates the surveyor to document river cultivation, obstructions, and the ordinary channel on charts and prepare a survey register.
- S. 6The section empowers the State Government to appoint river conservators and define their jurisdictions for river management.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates public exhibition of river survey charts for objections, followed by state government review and final approval.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates the Conservator of Rivers to receive completed river survey-registers and distribute certified copies to district Collectors.
- S. 9Section 9 mandates the deposit and public inspection of approved charts and registers in the Collector's office.
- S. 10Section 10 allows the State Government to alter river-bed limits with public notice, but prohibits new cultivation without permission.
- S. 12The Conservator of Rivers may, with the prohibit Power to previous sanction of the Collector of the district, o,ltivat
- S. 14Section 14 empowers the Conservator of Rivers to order removal of obstructions from riverbeds, with an appeal option for building removals.
- S. 15The writings presoribed in sections 11 and 13, to be set
- S. 17Section 17 empowers the Conservator of Rivers to take necessary actions to prevent river erosion and flooding, including entering private land, with compensation for damages.
- S. 18Section 18 requires applicants to obtain a license from the Conservator of Rivers before making changes to riverbeds and allows appeals against the Conservator's decisions.
- S. 19Section 19 penalizes obstructing the Conservator of Central Rivers, treating it as an offense under section 186 of the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 20Section 20 deems conservators of rivers as officers in charge under the 1858 Act for preventing flood-related mischief.
- S. 21Section 21 allows the Conservator of Rivers to enforce land owner compliance and recover expenses from them.
- S. 22Section 22 allows the State government to create rules to protect river conservancy and works, with no penalty exceeding rupees fifty.
- S. 24All fines imposed by this Act may be recovered Fines to be in the manner provided in the Code of Criminal ~ ~ , Procedu
- S. 25Section 25 protects conservators and their subordinates from lawsuits until proper notice is given and limits evidence in such suits.
- S. 26Section 26 ensures that the Tamil Nadu Rivers Conservancy Act does not override the Indian Easements Act provisions.