Amendment of section 59 of Act No. VIII of

For section 59 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said Act’), the following shall be substituted, namely:— “(1) The proportion of the cost, other than that which is to be defrayed by Government, in respect of such scheme, may be charged from the owners of all lands made chargeable under section 57, in accordance with rules made by the State Government in this behalf.

1. (2) An owner shall be competent to contribute towards the charges payable by him either wholly or in part in terms of land, labour or cash in the manner prescribed by rules made in this behalf.”