Chapter IV SUPPLY OF WATER

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1. (1) Every person desiring to have a supply of water from a canal shall submit a written application to that effect to the canal-officer, in such form along with such fees as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The provisions of sub-section
3. (1) shall not apply to the projects or part of the project where the minor canal service area is declared and implemented under section 3 of the PIM Act, 2007.
4. (3) On receipt of an application made under sub-section (1), the canal-officer may grant permission for water to be taken subject to such conditions and restrictions, as to the limitation, control and measurement of the supply to impose in relation to the use of water for any particular purpose as may be prescribed.

17. The supply of water to any field-channel or to any person who is entitled to such supply shall not be stopped except –

1. (a) whenever and so long as it is necessary to stop such supply for the purpose of executing any work ordered by canal-officer;
2. (b) whenever and so long as any field-channel by which such supply is received is not maintained in such repair as to prevent the wasteful escape of water therefrom;
3. (c) whenever and so long as it is necessary to do so in order to supply in rotation, the legitimate demands of other persons entitled to water;
4. (d) whenever and so long as it may be necessary to do so in order to prevent the wastage or misuse of water;
5. (e) within the periods fixed from time to time by a canal-officer of which due notice shall be given;
6. (f) whenever and so long as it is necessary to stop such supply pending a change in the source thereof by a canal-officer;
7. (g) in accordance with the condition, if any, providing for stoppage of water supply, subject to which permission for water supply to be taken may have been given.

18. When canal-water is supplied for the irrigation of one or more crops only, the permission to use such water shall continue until such crop or crops come to maturity, and shall be valid only for such crop or crops.

19.

1. (1) Every agreement for the supply of canal-water to any land, building or other immovable property shall be transferable therewith, and shall be presumed to have been so transferred whenever a transfer of such land, building or other immovable property takes place.
2. (2) No person entitled to use of any work or land appertaining to any canal and except in the case of any such agreement as aforesaid, no person entitled to use the water of any canal, shall sell or sub-let or otherwise transfer, his right to such use without the permission of a canal-officer.