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The Kerala Irrigation And Water Conservation Act Contents 1.Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Water courses and water in water courses to be Government property 4. Regulation on abstraction of water from water courses 5. Regulation on construction of reservoirs, anicut etc 6. Regulation on diversion of rivers, inter-basin transfer of water etc 7. Prohibition of quarrying of sand in water courses 8. Construction and commissioning of irrigation works by Government 9. Consequences of construction of irrigation works 10. Payment of amount for damage etc 11. Bar to claims 12. Appeal 13. Entrustment of irrigation works 14. Construction of minor irrigation works 15. Alignment and construction of field channels 16. Land owners to maintain field channel 17. Maintenance of field channels by water users Association 18. Maintenance of field channels 19. Procedure for speedy construction of field channels by Government 20. Publication of statement showing lands benefited 21. Issue of Certificate 22. Cancellation or modification of certificate 23. Levy of Irrigation cess by Government 24. Exemption from payment of irrigation cess 25. Levy of irrigation cess by local authority 26. Impressment of materials for urgent works, repairs, etc. 27. Payment for materials taken 28. Payment for damage in taking materials 29. Distribution of Water from Irrigation Works 30. Distribution of Water to another State or Union Territory 31. Procedure on failure to contribute cost or labour for work to be done by joint labour 32. Dewatering etc. of Padasekharam 33. Construction or Repair of Bund 34. Powers and duties of Collector, Punja Special Officer and the Officer authorised 35. Appeal 36. Revision 37. No encroachment shall be allowed in the irrigation land 38. Interference with functioning of cross drainage works 39. Obligation of owners in respect of  works affecting safety of canals 40. Mining or quarrying near certain works etc 41. Operation of sluice gates etc 42. Fishing in reservoirs 43. Control of Navigation 44. Prohibition of letting out water from irrigation work 45. Levy of betterment contribution 46. Amount of betterment contribution 47. Payment of betterment contribution 48. Postponement of payment of betterment contribution 49. Farmer's Association 50. Objects of the Farmers' Association 51. Functions of the Association 52. Power to levy and collect fees 53. Appointment of competent authority and his functions 54. Resources 55. Procedure for taking up works 56. Social audit and monitoring 57. Constitution of Dam Safety Authority 58. Composition of the Authority 59. Meetings 60. Vacancy in the Authority not to invalidate proceedings 61. Appointment of officers and other employees 62. Functions of the Authority 63. Grants by the Government 64. Budget 65. Annual Report 66. Accounts and audit 67. Annual report and auditors report to be laid before the Assembly 68. Members of the Authority to be public servants 69. Power of the Authority to make regulations 70. Penalties 71. Punishment for continuing offences 72. Enhanced punishment for second or subsequent offences 73. Cost of carrying out work to be recovered from convicted persons 74. Cognizance of offences 75. Confiscation in certain cases 76. Power to remove persons causing obstructions or damage to irrigation work 77. Offences by companies 78. Application of the provisions of the Act to minor irrigation works 79. Certain private irrigation works to vest in Government 80. Acquisition of private irrigation works 81. Power of entry, inspection etc 82. Power to summon and examine witness 83. Protection of action taken in good faith 84. Certain persons to be public servants 85. Water charges for unauthorised or wasteful use of water 86. Recovery of cost of repairing of damage where offender is unascertainable 87. Closure or Restriction of Natural Water Collection 88. Mode of recovery of money 89. Decision on disputes 90. Constitution of Water management and Utilisation Board 91. Directions by Government 92. Removal of difficulties 93. Act to override other laws 94. Power to make rules 95. Repeal and saving   Rules Amendments