Failure to execute work or to repair water-course

If any user of a water-course fails to fulfill any obligation imposed upon him by sub-section (1) of section 18, the Canal-Officer may require him, by notice to execute the necessary repairs within a period of not less than seven days to be specified in such notice, and, in the event of a failure, may execute the same and, except as hereinafter provided in this section, all expenses incurred in the execution of such repairs shall be a sum due by such user to the Government and shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue. (1) Water-rates shall be levied on an unit of 0.20 hectares or on a multiple thereof: Provided that when water is supplied to an area which is less than or is not a multiple of 0.20 hectares, the rates for the supply of water to the area less than 0.20 hectares or to the residue of any area over a multiple of 0.20 hectares shall upto 0.10 hectares be levied as for a supply to an unit of 0.10 hectares and exceeding 0.10 hectares as for a supply to an unit of 0.20 hectare. (2) Water-rates shall be payable on the whole area in respect of which sanction to supply has been given whether water is actually taken or not provided that water for such supply was available.