(1) Any Irrigation Officer may accept from any person who committed or in respect of whom a reasonable belief can be inferred that he has committed an offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder, a sum of money not exceeding two hundred rupees, by way of composition for such offence.
(2) On payment of such sum of money, the said person, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in regard to the offence, so compounded.
CHAPTER-IX Miscellaneous.
41. Where, for safety of an irrigation system in the notified command area and for other technical reasons, it is considered, necessary to take any soil conservation measures, like contour bunding and trenching, in lands adjacent to the lands under the notified command area, the Land Development Officer shall have and exercise all the powers under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Land Improvement Schemes (Contour Bunding and Contour Payment of reward informants.
Composition of offences.
Obligation of land holders of land adjacent to notified command area.
Act of XXII of 1949.
34 [Act No.15 of 1984] Trenching) Act 1949, and the 10[Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land Improvement Act, 1953], or any other similar law for the time being in force in respect of soil conservation measures required to be taken therein.
42. Whenever any sum is due to be paid by any person under this Act and the sum has not been paid within the time specified for such payment it shall be recoverable with interest at such rate as may be prescribed, as an arrear of land revenue.