The Punjab Betterment Charges and Acreage Rates Act, 1952
The Punjab Betterment Charges and Acreage Rates Act, 1952
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This Act governs how the government collects fees from landowners who gain value from irrigation systems. It applies to lands located in former East Punjab territories where waterworks like canals or reservoirs are constructed or improved. The government may charge specific betterment rates and acreage surcharges to recover the investment costs of these water projects, ensuring that the infrastructure is funded by those who directly benefit from the increased land productivity and water supply, provided standard water rates do not already cover the expenses.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Irrigation schemes and notification of proposal to levy betterment charges
- 4. Procedure for levy of betterment charges
- 5. Amount of betterment charges
- 5A. Power to levy advance payment of betterment charges
- 6. Levy of acreage rates
- 7. Finality of schedule of betterment charges and acreage rates
- 8. Demand of betterment charges and acreage rates
- 9. Mode of recovery of betterment charges and acreage rates
- 9A. Mode of advance payment of betterment charges
- 10. Postponement of recovery of betterment charges and acreage rates in certain cases
- 11. Apportionment of betterment charges and acreage rates
- 12. Betterment charges and acreage rates to be a charge on the land
- 13. Betterment charges and acreage rates not to affect any other charges leviable
- 14. Bar to jurisdiction of civil courts
- 15. Indemnity from proceedings
- 16. Indemnity
- 17. Powers of Canal and Revenue Officers to summon persons
- 18. Penalty for failure to attend within limits of estate in obedience to orders of Canal and Revenue Officers
- 19. Power to make rules
- 20. Repeal
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