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Section 1: Short title and extent

The Odisha Irrigation Act, 1959.State Act of Odisha · Act 14 of 1959

(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Irrigation Act, 1959.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa.

NOTES The scheme of the Act indicates that the lands within the irrigable command would be liable to compulsory basic water rate which would be in the nature of a tax as it would be leviable whether water is actually utilised or not from an irrigation work, while the scheme under Chapter IV makes provision for supply of water on payment of money and any levy under Chapter VI is corelated to actual supply - See- (1070) 36 CLT 163.

Orissa Irrigation Rules, 1961- Rules 13 and 20 - Application of the provisions and procedures to followed, indicated-Publication of notice in Form- F in every village from which water-course is proposed to be taken is mandatory- Purpose explained-See- 1995 (i) OLR (NOC) 22: 80 (1995 CLT 18, Baisakhu Bhoi and others v. State of Orissa and others.

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ActThe Odisha Irrigation Act, 1959.
Section1
Marginal noteShort title and extent
JurisdictionState of Odisha
StatusIn force as published by the source

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