Amendment of section 30-B of Central Act VIII of 1873

In the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) in its application to the State of Punjab, in section 30-B, for sub-sections (2) and (3), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:- (2) The Divisional Canal Officer may, after considering the objections and suggestions, if any, approve, modify or reject the scheme. (3) The Superintending Canal Officer may, suo motu, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication under section 30-C, or on an application, by a person aggrieved by the approval, modification or rejection of the scheme, made within a like period, call for the record of the scheme from the Divisional Canal Officer and may, after examining the same, confirm the action taken by the Divisional Canal Officer or may, after affording to the person affected an opportunity of being heard, approve or modify the scheme in such form as he may deem fit or may reject the same.