Bare Act
Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Act, 1931
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An Act to consolidate and amend the law Relating to irrigation in M. P.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, Extent and Commencement: - (1) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Act, 1931.
- 2. The amendments incorporated arc detailed in the "Note!! of Posting of Amendments to Act" given at the end of the book.
- 3. Substituted vide section 26 in Part A of the schedule to M.P. Extension of Laws Act,
- 4. Extension of Laws Act, 1958 and sub section 3 is deleted.
- 5. Canal System
- 6. Private Irrigation Work
- 7. Grant in aid irrigation work
- 8. Commanded
- 9. Explanation
- 10. Irrigable. - Land is said to be irrigable when -
- 11. Outlet,
- 12. Chak
- 13. Occupier
- 14. Permanent holder
- 16. Water rate
- 17. Canal officers. - There shall be the following classes Of canal officers, namely:
- 18. Canal charges
- 19. Subordination of canal officers, - The Chief Engineer shall be subordinate to the State Government:
- 20. Canal Deputy Collector. - (1) The State Government may appoint a Canal Deputy Collector to one or more divisions.
- 21. Canal Subordinates
- 22. Power to allot duties among canal officers, (1) When under this Act any duty is to be performed or power is to be
- 23. Appeals
- 24. Revision
- 26. Rights of the Government in water
- 27. Bar accrual of rights in water to the deteriment of a
- 28. Bar of accrual of rights in water to the detriment of au existing canal
- 29. Rights to supply of water from a canal
- 30. Compensation for damage
- 31. Power to enter and survey etc
- 32. Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents
- 33. Power to prohibit obstructions or to order their removal
- 34. Power to remove obstructions
- 35. The Government to provide means of crossing canals- (1) In accordance with rules made under this act a revenue officer
- 36. Power to impress labor in emergency
- 37. Purpose for which water day be supplied,
- 38. Supply of water on demand
- 39. Supply of water to supplement village tanks. (1) Water may be supplied at any time to supplement a village tank at the discretion of the Executive Engineer.
- 40. Supply or water for industrial, urban or other purposes.
- 42. Power of State Government with regard to irrigation from private irrigation works
- 43. Unauthorized use and waste or water
- 44. Rate for unauthorized use and waste or water:-(1) cultivated land on which water has been used In an unauthorized
- 46. Scope of irrigation agreements.-Irrigation agreements
- 47. Land of the permanent holders and occupiers whereof an agreement is binding is called" land under agreement ".
- 48. Consent to agreement where land is in possession of subtenant
- 49. Consent to agreement where land is held jointly by proprietors
- 50. Consent to agreement where land is held by non-resident proprietor
- 51. Special rule when all permanent holders do not consent
- 52. No consent to be presumed without previous notice
- 53. Inclusion of Wet land
- 54. Inclusion of land irrigated by lift
- 55. Cancellation of agreement by mutual consent
- 56. Cancellation of agreement for failure to maintain Water course
- 57. General power to cancel agreements,- (1) With the previous sanction of the State Government the Superintending Engineer
- 58. Powers to make rules
- 59. Dates of payment of canal revenue.
- 60. Definition of arrear
- 61. Mode of recovery of arrears
- 62. Irrigation Panchayats
- 63. Power to make rules for assessment and Collection
- 64. Mode of recovery of miscellaneous revenue
- 65. Power to make water-course Contracts
- 66. Scope of water-course contracts.
- 67. Consent in certain cases
- 68. Water course to be property of Government.
- 69. Irrigation Panchayat to be responsible for maintenance of water-cursors
- 70. Power to construct water-courses at cost of perma-nent holders - (t)
- 71. Water-course to be an improvement
- 72. Power to require raiyats in raiyatwari village to maintain water-course
- 73. Power to have water-courses repaired
- 74. Recovery of sums due to Government
- 75. D Permanent holder or occupier to comply with the order of Executive Engineer
- 76. Power to make grants or loans for construction of private irrigation works
- 77. Power to enforce maintenance of grant-in irrigation works.
- 78. Application for acquisition of land for grant-in-aid irrigation works
- 79. Demarcation of land required for grant in-aid irrigation works and estimate of cost.- (1) If the Collector making such
- 80. Power of State Government to direct acquisition of land for grant-in-aid irrigation works
- 81. Acquisition of land for grant...in-aid irrigation works
- 82. Applications for acquisition of land for private irrigation works
- 83. Inquiry to be made by Collector
- 84. Demarcation of land required for private irrigation work and e5timate of cost
- 86. Acquisition of land for private irrigation work. (1) When the State Government directs acquisition of the land,
- 87. Take no further proceedings.
- 88. Irrigation Act, 1931 [64 proper communications across it for the convenience of the neighboring lands.
- 89. Result of applicant's failure to construct work or comply with conditions
- 91. Institute a suit in a civil court to have such decision set aside or modified.
- 92. General provisions regarding roles
- 93. Power to make rules. - In Addition to any power specially conferred by this Act, the State Government may make rules
- 95. Compensation to private persons
- 96. Power to order repairs to be done
- 97. Power to remove person-causing mischief
- 98. Power to arrest person causing mischief
- 99. Composition of offences
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