Northern India Canal And Drainage (First Amendment) Rules, 2023

[06th January 2023]

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 read with section 75 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act 1873 (central Act VIII of 1873) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Northern India Canal and Drainage Rules, 1878 (as applicable to the State of Punjab), namely:-

Rule - 1.

(1)     These rules may be called the Northern India Canal and Drainage (First amendment) Rules, 2023.

(2)     They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

Rule - 2.

In the Northern India Canal and Drainage Rules, 1878 (as applicable to the State of Punjab), for rule 13, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"13   Water supplied to cantonments, towns, industry, bulk water supplier, commercial users- When canal water is supplied to forts or other military buildings, cantonment, civil station, cities, towns, railway, public garden or other places of public resort, industrial units, power plants and bulk users, beverages and bolted water industry, drinking water supply (including Railways and Army), fish pond and brick making and water construction work or any other non-irrigation use either by filling of tanks or by direct flow, subject to such contracts at special rates which may be accepted by the Divisional Canal Officer with the previous sanction of the State Government."