Rajasthan Irrigation and Drainage Act, 1954

Contents

• Section 1 – Short title and extent
• Section 2 – Commencement
• Section 3 – Interpretation
• Section 4 – Territorial divisions and appointment of officers
• Section 5 – Notification to issue when water supply is to be applied for public purposes
• Section 6 – Powers of irrigation officers (preview)
• Section 7 – Notice inviting claims for compensation (preview)
• Section 8 – Matter for which compensation shall not be or may be awarded (preview)
• Section 9 – Limitation of claims (preview)
• Section 10 – Enquiry into claims and amount of compensation (preview)
• Section 11 – Abatement of rent on interruption of water supply (preview)
• Section 12 – Enhancement of rent on restoration of water supply (preview)
• Section 13 – Compensation when due (preview)
• Section 14 – Power to enter etc (preview)
• Section 15 – Power to enter for repairs and prevent accidents (preview)
• Section 16 – Application by persons desiring to use water (preview)
• Section 17 – Government to provide means of crossing irrigation works (preview)
• Section 18 – Persons using water course to construct works passing water across roads etc (preview)
• Section 19 – Adjustment of claims between persons jointly using water course (preview)
• Section 20 – Supply of water through intervening water course (preview)
• Section 21 – Application for construction of new water course (preview)
• Section 22 – Procedure of irrigation officer thereupon (preview)
• Section 23 – Application for transfer of existing water course (preview)
• Section 24 – Objection to construction or transfer applied for (preview)
• Section 25 – When applicant may be placed in occupation (preview)
• Section 26 – Procedure when objection is held valid (preview)
• Section 27 – Procedure when irrigation officer disagrees with Collector (preview)
• Section 28 – Expenses to be paid by applicant (preview)
• Section 29 – Conditions binding on applicant placed in occupation (preview)
• Section 30 – Procedure applicable to occupation for extensions and alterations (preview)
• Section 31 – Water supply to be subject to rules (preview)
• Section 32 – Conditions of water supply (preview)
• Section 33 – Liability when persons using unauthorizedly cannot be identified (preview)
• Section 34 – Liability when water runs to waste (preview)
• Section 35 – Charges recoverable in addition to penalties (preview)
• Section 36 – Charge on occupier for water how determined (preview)
• Section 37 – Owner's rate (preview)
• Section 38 – Amount of owner's rate (preview)
• Section 39 – Owner's rate, when not chargeable (preview)
• Section 40 – Certified dues recoverable as land revenue (preview)
• Section 41 – Lambardars or Patels may be required to collect irrigation dues (preview)
• Section 42 – Power to prohibit obstructions or order their removal (preview)
• Section 43 – Power to remove obstructions after prohibition (preview)
• Section 44 – Preparation of schemes for works of improvement (preview)
• Section 45 – Power of persons employed on such scheme (preview)
• Section 46 – Rate of lands benefited by works (preview)
• Section 47 – Recovery of rate (preview)
• Section 48 – Disposal of claims to compensation (preview)
• Section 49 – Limitation of such claims (preview)
• Section 50 – Power to prescribe number of labourers to be supplied by persons benefited by irrigation works (preview)
• Section 51 – Procedure for obtaining labour for works urgently required (preview)
• Section 52 – Jurisdiction under this Act of Civil Ciurts (preview)
• Section 53 – Settlement of reference as to mutual rights and liabilities of persons interested in water course (preview)
• Section 54 – Power to summon and examine witness (preview)
• Section 55 – Offenses under Act (preview)
• Section 56 – Saving of prosecution under other laws (preview)
• Section 57 – Compensation to persons injured (preview)
• Section 58 – Power to arrest without warrant (preview)
• Section 59 – Definition of irrigation work (preview)
• Section 60 – Power to make rules (preview)