(1) This Act may be called the United Provinces Minor Irrigation Works Act,
1920.
(2) [It shall extend 5 to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.]
4 Definition
2. In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context---
(1) "Construction" (with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions) includes improvement within a limited time and in a specific manner ;
1- For S.O.R. see Gaz, 1920, Pt. VII, p.73.
2 - The Provisions of this Act do not apply to State Tube-wells (see U. P. Act XII of 1936).
3- See Gaz. 1920, Pt. VII, p. 695.
4- Subs, for sub-section (2) of section 1 by the A.O. 1950.
5- This Act has been extended to the areas mentioned in column 1 of this table under the Act or Order mentioned in column 2 and enforced in such areas under notification, if any, mentioned in column 3 with effect from the date mentioned in column 4 against each such area:
Area Act or Order under which extended Notification, if any, under which enforced Date from which enforced 1 2 3 4
1. Rampur district Rampur (application of laws) Act, 1950 -- December 30, 1949
2. Banaras District Banaras (application of Laws) Order, 1949 Nos.3262 (1) and 3262 (2)/XVII dated Nov. 30.1949 November 30, 1949
3. Tehri-Garhwal district Tehri Garhwal (Application of laws) Order, 1949 Ditto Ditto 176 [The United Provinces Minor Irrigation Works Act, 1920] [Section 3-6]
(2) "Minor Irrigation work" or "work" means an irrigation, submersion, drainage or protective work or system of such works, natural or artificial, of which the construction or maintenance by the [State Government] 1 appears to that Government to call for action on a smaller scale than that contemplated by the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873;
(3) "Owner" includes an under-proprietor, a permanent tenure-holder, a permanent lessee, a fixed rate tenant and a mortgagor or mortgagee in possession; but does not include a mortgagor or mortgagee out of possession or a lessee for a term of years, nor, where a superior and an inferior right of ownership coexist, the owner of the superior right.
PART II PREPARATION OF SCHEME Preliminary order of the State Government
3. The [State Government] 1 may direct the Collector or any other person to make inquiry whether it is desirable to undertake the construction or maintenance of a minor irrigation work of any description in any specified local area.
publication of preliminary order