Irrigation Act, 1876 (Act No. III of 1876). Country/Territory Bangladesh Document type Legislation Date 1876 (1973) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for irrigation in Bangladesh. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Irrigation Waterworks Water supply Drainage/land reclamation Basic legislation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act provides for the management, conservation and use of all irrigation works in Bangladesh, being those canals, channels, reservoirs or other. The Government shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance of all the irrigation works in order to supply water through the country and, in this capacity, shall fine whoever attempts to obstruct, damage, divert water or pollute it. The Act provides also for the construction of waterworks that supply water from a channel directly to the irrigation fields (village-channel): individuals may be appointed by authorities to build a village channel, pending the consent of the owners and tenants of the land the channel belongs to. Full text English Website bdlaws.gov.bd