Irrigation Act, 1876 (Act No. III of 1876). País/Territorio Bangladesh Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1876 (1973) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to provide for irrigation in Bangladesh. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Agua Palabra clave Irrigación Instalaciones Abastecimiento de agua Drenaje/bonificación Legislación básica Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Países menos desarrollados, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web bdlaws.gov.bd