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The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873

71 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1See now the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894)
  3. 3Interpretation-clause
  4. 4Power to appoint officers
  5. 5Notification to issue when water-supply is to be applied for public purposes
  6. 6Powers of Canal-officer
  7. 7Notice as to claims for compensation
  8. 8Damage for which compensation shall not be awarded
  9. 9Limitation of claims
  10. 10Enquiry into claims and amount of compensation
  11. 11Abatement of rent on interruption of water-supply
  12. 12Enhancement of rent on restoration of water-supply
  13. 13Compensation when due
  14. 14Power to enter and survey, etc
  15. 15Power to enter for repairs and to prevent accidents
  16. 16Application by persons desiring to use canal-water
  17. 17Government to provide means of crossing canals
  18. 18Persons using water-course to construct works for passing water across roads, etc
  19. 19Adjustment of claims between persons jointly using water-course
  20. 20Supply of water through intervening water-course
  21. 21Application for construction of new water-course
  22. 22Procedure of Canal-officer thereupon
  23. 23Application for transfer of existing water-course
  24. 24Objections to construction or transfer applied for
  25. 25When applicant may be placed in occupation
  26. 26Procedure when objection is held valid
  27. 27Procedure when Canal-officer disagrees with Collector
  28. 28Expenses to be paid by applicant before receiving occupation
  29. 29Conditions binding on applicant placed in occupation
  30. 30Procedure applicable to occupation for extensions and alterations
  31. 31In absence of written contract, water-supply to be subject to rules
  32. 32Conditions as to
  33. 33Liability when person using unauthorisedly cannot be identified
  34. 34Liability when water runs to waste
  35. 35Charges recoverable in addition to penalties
  36. 36Charge on occupier for water, how determined
  37. 37'Owner's rate'
  38. 38Amount of owner's rate
  39. 39Owner's rate, when not chargeable
  40. 44Water-rate by whom payable, when charged on land held by several owners
  41. 45Certified dues recoverable as land-revenue
  42. 46Power to contract for collection of canal-dues
  43. 47Lambardars may be required to collect canal-dues
  44. 48Fines excluded from sections 45, 46, 47
  45. 49Detainer of vessels violating rules
  46. 50Recovery of fines for offences in navigating canals
  47. 51Power to seize and detain vessel on failure to pay charges
  48. 52Power to seize cargo or goods, if charges due thereon are not paid
  49. 53Procedure for recovery of such charges after seizure
  50. 54Procedure in respect of vessels abandoned and goods unclaimed
  51. 55Power to prohibit obstructions or order their removal
  52. 56Power to remove obstructions after prohibition
  53. 57Preparation of schemes for works of improvement
  54. 58Powers of persons employed on such schemes
  55. 59Rate on lands benefited by works
  56. 60Recovery of rate
  57. 61Disposal of claims to compensation
  58. 62Limitation of such claims
  59. 63Definition of "labourer"
  60. 64Power to prescribe number of labourers to be supplied by persons benefited by canal
  61. 65Procedure for obtaining labour for works urgently required
  62. 66Liability of labourers under requisition
  63. 67Jurisdiction under this Act of Civil Courts
  64. 68Settlement of differences as to mutual rights and liabilities of persons interested in water-course
  65. 69Power to summon and examine witnesses
  66. 70Offences under Act
  67. 71Saving of prosecution under other laws
  68. 72Compensation to person injured
  69. 73Power to arrest without warrant
  70. 74Definition of "Canal"
  71. 75Power to make, alter and cancel rules