Permits.

(1) Permit shall be issued in respect of all lands the irrigation of which from the reservoir is allowed by or under the orders of the State Government. (2) Every such permit shall be issued by such authority and shall be in such form as the State Government may by rule prescribe and shall specify the conditions under which the land in respect of which it is issued may be irrigated, and such conditions may relate to the period in every fasli during which the land may be irrigated, the crop or crops which may be grown on the land, and the source through which water may be taken for irrigation: Provided that where the State Government by notification in the district gazette so direct a permit shall not be issued under this sub-section in respect of any land after the date specified in such notification in that behalf except on payment of such fee and on such other terms if any, by such authority as the State Government may by rule prescribe. (3) Every permit issued under sub-section (2) shall be served on, or tendered to, the registered holder of the land in respect of which it is issued, in such manner as the State Government may by rule prescribe. (4) The registered holder may, within three months from the date on which the permit is so served on, or tendered to, him, apply to the Collector of the district for the cancellation or modification of the permit on the ground that it is not advantageous to irrigate such land or any specified portion thereof either on account of the rate of water-cess prescribed by the State Government or for any other reason such as the unsuitability of the water for the soil or for the crop usually grown on the land. Against the order of the Collector on such application, the registered holder may, within three months from the date of the order, appeal to the Board of Revenue which may pass such order on the appeal as it thinks fit. The registered holder shall not be entitled to call such permit in question except in the manner provided in this sub-section. (5) Any permit issued under this Act, may, by order, be cancelled or modified at any time by such authority as the State Government may by rule prescribe. (6) Every permit issued under this Act with such modifications, if any, as may be made therein under sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) shall- (a) remain in force until it is cancelled under either of the said sub-sections; and (b) be binding on the registered holder as well as the owner of the land, for the time being.