(1) All charges for the unauthorised use or waste of water may be recovered in addition to any penalties incurred on account of such use or waste.
(2) All questions, under sections 24 and 25, including questions pending for disposal on the commencement of this Act shall be decided by the Divisional Canal Officer.
Liability when persons using unauthorisedly cannot be identified.
Liability when water runs to waste.
Charges recoverable in addition to penalties.
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(3) An appeal shall lie to the Superintending Canal Officer against the decision of the Divisional Canal Officer empowered under sub-section (2) within a period of thirty days from the date of such decision.
27. When canal or river water is supplied to forts or other military buildings, cantonment, civil station, cities, towns, railway, public garden or other places of public resort, industrial units, power plants and bulk users, beverages and bolted water industry, drinking water supply (including Railways and Army), fish pond and brick making and water construction work or any other nonirrigation use either by filing of tanks or by direct flow, contracts at special rates may be accepted by the Divisional Canal Officer with the previous sanction of the State Government.