(1) If any user of field channel fails to fulfil any obligation imposed upon him by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 20, the Irrigation Officer may require him, by notice, to execute the necessary repair within a period to be specified in such notice, of not less than seven days, and , in the event of failure may execute the same, and except as hereinafter provided in this section, all expenses incurred in the execution of such repair shall be a sum due by such user to the State Government recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.
1[Provided that in respect of an irrigation work entrusted to a Water Users Society such expenses shall be deemed to be dues by such user to a co-operative society and shall also be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of the Karnaatka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959.]1
1. Inserted by Act 24 of 2000 w.e.f. 14.6.2000.
1[(2) x x x]1
1. Omitted by Act 12 of 1969 w.e.f. 19.6.1969.
1[25 x x x]1
1. Omitted by Act 12 of 1969 w.e.f. 19.6.1969.
16 1[26. Construction of field channel in lands acquired.- After any land has been acquired under section 16 and has vested in the State Government under section 17, the Irrigation Officer shall construct the field channels necessary in the area.]1
1. Substituted by Act 12 of 1969 w.e.f. 19.6.1969.
CHAPTER IV REGULATION OF IRRIGATION