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The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873Central Act · Act 8 of 1873

This Act may be called the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873.

Local extent.--It extends to [Uttar Pradesh and the [territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the States of Punjab and Delhi]] and applies to all lands whether permanently settled, temporarily settled, or free from revenue.

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ActThe Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873
Section1
Marginal noteShort title.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • substituted, C.P. 3 of 1931. . Subs. by the A.O.1948, for the original words as amended by the A.O.1937. The Act originally extended to the territories which are now the U.P., the Punjab, and the C.P. It has been rep. in the C.P. by the C.P. Irrigation Act, 1931 (C.P. 3 of 1931). It has been declared not to apply to any canal which is included for the time being under Sch. I or Sch. II to the Punjab Minor Canals Act, 1905 (P…
  • substituted. . Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for "States of Punjab and Delhi".
  • repealed, Act 16 of 1874. . The commencement paragraph rep. by Act 16 of 1874, s. 1 and Schedule.

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