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Irrigation Ordinance (Cap. 453).

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Legislation
Date
1946 (1973)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Photocopy, 27 pp.
Long title
An 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).

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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