Irrigation Ordinance (Cap. 453). Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1946 (1973) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Photocopy, 27 pp. Long titleAn Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to irrigation. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Irrigation Institution Non-governmental entity Water charges Waterworks Dispute settlement Agricultural development Priorities Water rights Water users' associations Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act (119 sections) consists of 9 Parts: Irrigation Rates (I); District Agricultural Committees (II); Meetings of Proprietors (III); Cultivation Committees and their Agents (IV); Construction and Maintenance of Irrigation Works (V); Protection of Irrigation Works and Conservation of Water (VI); Recovery of Money Due (VII); Offences (VIII); General (IX). Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Irrigation (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 13 of 1994). Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1994 Keyword: Irrigation, Water charges, Water users' associations, Waterworks, Well sinking/boreholes, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX Irrigation (Amendment) Act 1983 (No. 23 of 1983). Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1982 Keyword: Water abstraction, Waterworks, Irrigation, Special fund, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Irrigation (Amendment) Act 1990 (No. 34 of 1990). Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1990 Keyword: Irrigation, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX