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Bare Act

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Irrigation Act, 1973

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This legislation establishes rules for managing water projects and irrigation infrastructure in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It defines key terms like bandharas (water storage structures) and canals, and grants the Union territory government authority to control, inspect, and maintain water supply systems. The Act applies to all irrigation and drainage works, regulating their construction, operation, and repair to ensure fair water distribution for farming and land management. It empowers designated officers like Canal-Officer, Inspector, and Mamlatdar to enforce these provisions and oversee water usage, helping prevent conflicts over water access in this specific Union territory.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Appointment of officers
  4. 4. Notification when water supply to be applied for purposes of canals.
  5. 5. Powers of Canal-Officer for purpose of so applying water supply.
  6. 6. Entry for inquiry.
  7. 7. Power to inspect and regulate water supply.
  8. 8. Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents.
  9. 9. Notice to occupier of building etc.
  10. 10. Means of crossing canals to be provided and obstructions to drainage to be avoided.
  11. 11. Government may prohibit formation of obstructions of rivers etc, within certain limits.
  12. 12. Canal-Officer may issue order to person causing obstruction.
  13. 13. Canal-Officer may cause obstruction to be removed.
  14. 14. Construction of drainage works.
  15. 15. Determination of the need for water-course and their alignment in any area.
  16. 16. Collector to acquire land.
  17. 17. Such acquired land to remain as property of Government.
  18. 18. Obligations of user of water-course.
  19. 19. Failure to execute work or to repair water-course.
  20. 20. Canal-Officer to construct water-courses.
  21. 21. Regulation of water supply from canal.
  22. 30. Appeal
  23. 31. Compensation when due and interest payable
  24. 32. Abatement of revenue demand on interruption of water supply
  25. 33. Determination of rates for supply of canal water
  26. 34. Liability when person using water unauthorisedly cannot be identified
  27. 35. Liability when water runs to waste
  28. 36. Charges recoverable in addition to penalties
  29. 37. Land deriving benefit from percolation liable to water-rate
  30. 38. Levy of water-rate for use of percolation water for non-irrigation purposes
  31. 39. Scheme of irrigable land under command and betterment charges on construction or improvement etc. of a canal
  32. 40. Publication of scheme and notice to owners and persons interested
  33. 41. Inquiry and award
  34. 42. Increase in value and betterment charges
  35. 43. Appeal to the Collector
  36. 44. Revision by Government
  37. 45. Finality of orders of Government, Collector’s decision and award.
  38. 46. Betterment charges to be first charge on land next to land revenue.
  39. 47. Payment of betterment charges.
  40. 48. Relinquishment or exchange of land in lieu of the payment of betterment charges.
  41. 49. Levy of irrigation cess.
  42. 50. Liability for irrigation cess.
  43. 51. Rate and period of irrigation cess.
  44. 52. Date for payment of irrigation cess.
  45. 53. Payment and recovery of water-rates and other dues.
  46. 54. Procedure for obtaining labour for works or repairs urgently required.
  47. 55. List of Labourers.
  48. 56. Reports to be made by Canal-Officer.
  49. 57. Appeals against order under section 54.
  50. 58. Power to take over canal for maintenance by Government.
  51. 72. Duty of Inspector to report failure to effect repairs.
  52. 73. Public servant and some other persons protected from legal proceedings.
  53. 74. Power to make rules.
  54. 75. Limitation in respect of canals.
  55. 76. Interference with the functioning of cross drainage works.
  56. 86. Abatement.
  57. 87. Person employed on canal may take offenders into custody.
  58. 88. Punishment under other laws not barred.
  59. 89. Offences under this Act to be cognizable.
  60. 90. Payment of fine as reward to informant.
  61. 91. Appeals against orders under Act.
  62. 92. Power to summon and examine witnesses.
  63. 93. Service of notice.
  64. 94. Bar of certain proceedings etc.
  65. 95. Offences by companies.
  66. 96. Saving of certain canals.
  67. 97. Power to make rules.
  68. 98. Repeal.

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