The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act

Liability when person using unauthorisedly cannot be identified

Liability when water runs to waste

Charges recoverable in addition to penalties

Charge on occupier for water, how determined

“Owner‟s rate”

Amount of owner‟s rate

Owner‟s rate, when not chargeable

When occupier is -to pay both owner‟s rate and occupier‟s rate

Power to make rules for apportioning owner‟s rate

When owner is to pay „owner‟s rate

Effect of introduction of canal-irrigation on landlord‟s right to enhance

Water-rate by whom payable, when charged on land held by several owners


OF WATER-RATES


The owner's rate shall not exceed the sum which, under
the rules for the time being in force for the assessment of land -revenue, might be assessed on
such land on account of the increase in the annual value of produce thereof caused by the
canal irrigation. And, for the purpose of this section only, land which is permanently settled
or held free of revenue shall be considered as though it wer e temporarily settled and liable to
payment of revenue.

LAWGIST

# 38 Amount of owner‟s rate