Bengal Waterways Act, 1934

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Bengal Act XI1 of 1934

THE BENGAL WATERWAYS ACT, 1934,
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Preliminary.
Stctian.
1. Short ~itle,colnmenccrncnr and cxtcnl.
7. Definitions.
CHAPTER I1
Thc Wcst Bcngal Waterways Board.
Carrstirrrriu~r of rile Board.
3. Creation and incorporation of the Board.
4. Consrilulion of the Board.
5. Appoinlmcnl or Trustees.
6. The Chairman.
7 . Thc Chairman or the Pori Commissioners.
S. EIec~ionof othcr Truslccs.
9. First clccrions.
10. Appoinrmcnr in dctult of eleclion.
I I . Elecrioo of a dislric~mcmbcr hy a dislricl cornmir~ee.
11. Disqualificnrions for bcing appointed or elected a Truslee or district member.
13. Tcrm of appointmen[ of thc Chairman.

14, Rcrnuncrntiori of Chairman.
15. l'lle Chairman to be a wholelime officcr.
16. Appointment of unpaid Chairman.
17. Lcitve OC absrncc or dcputntinn of the Chairman.
I 8. Appointmcn~,ev., o f acling Chairman.
19. Ren~ovaIof the Chairman.
20. 1,envc of absence lo olher Trusiees.

2 1. Rc~novnlc ~ Trustees.
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21. Filling of casual vacancies in certain cases,
23. Term of office of Trustees.
24. Slrength and remuncralion or slaff.

25. Board LO make rules.
26, Powers of appoinlmen~,etc., in whom vesled.
37. Stale Govcrnriient 10 sanclion cerlain posls, clc.
28. Crinlml by Chaim~an.
29. Dclegn~ionof cennin of Chainnan's functions.
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The Betrgnl Warenvays Act, 1934. 1

[Ben. Act XI1
CHAPTER 111
Conduct of Business.
30. Meetings of rhe Board.

3 1 . Dislricr members to bc summoncd 10 altcnd cenain rneerings OF the Board.
32. The Cliairman lo altcnd every mccling of [he Board.
33. Constiturion and iunc~ionsof committees.
34. Meetings of comrnioees.
35. Fccs and [ravelling allowance for alrendance at meetings.
36. Trusrccs and dislricl rnembcrs no1 to take pur in proceedings of rhc Board in which they , -
are pcrsonall y inrcrcsted. ,. . . .
37. Power 10 make and perform coorncu.

38. Exccu~ionof canrra~tsand approval o f eslimares. ,
39. Supply of documents and information 10 h e Govemmcnt. !
CHAPTER IV
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Powers and Dulics of the Board.

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10. The Board lo control and adminis~ernavigable channels and navigation works with lands,
elc., apperraining to them.
41. Powers of !he Board in regard to navigable channels.
42. Power of Stale Governmcn~ro control channel in certain cases.
iI
43. Duly of thc Board to make survcys, erc. I
44. Power lo purchase or lease by agreement.
45. Power to acquire land under the L a d Acquisition Act, 1894.
46. Powcr to djsposc of land.
District Committees.
47. Formalion of a dislrict committee.

48. Appoinlment of member in place of Waleways Executive Engineer.
49. Appoin~mentin default of clection.
50. Disqualifications lor being appointed or elec~eda member of district commitlee.
5 1 . Rcmoval of members of dislric~commitlccs.
52. Filling of casual vacancies.
53. Term of office of members of disticr commi[tees.
54. The Chninnan of the dislrjct cornmiltee.
55. The Secretary of the disuict comrnirtce.
56. Duties oC disuict cornmiucc.
57. Travelling allowance of members of disrricr committee.
58. Procedure for meecngs of the disrrict cornminee.
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CHAPTER VI
Execution of Works.
. .
Scc~ion. --
59. Classifica~ionor rvorks.
60. Powcr of Board LO snnclion and exccute mainlcnance works.
6 1. Major and minor works.
62. Dislricr schemes and olhcr schemes.
schcmc l o be sent ro d i s ~ r i ccc~nimi~lee.
(i3. Proposal for a dis~ric~ ~
64. Procedure of district commi~rccon recrip~of proposal.
:
65. Procedure of dislricr cornmi~rccon receip~of Waterways Execu~ivcEngineer's reporl.
66. Proccdurc of Board on rcceipt of d i s ~ i ccommittee's
~ recommendalion.
67. Delailed projcct 10 be sen[ to district comrni~reefor opinion.
68. Procedure oC Board in dcaling wilh a derailed projccr.
69. Po%~~cr of Board to sanction schcmes for minor works.
70. Publication of particulars of dc~ailedprojccts for major works.
71. Procedure afrer publica~ionof particulars of a detailcd project.
72, Disrrict rneo~bresLo be summoncd 10 cerrain meeiings of the Board.
CHAPTER VII
73, The Canals Act, 1864, ro apply to navigable channels.

74. The Board lo discharge cenain runcrions under the Canals Act, 1864.
75. Tax on thc owners or swam vessels.
76. Owners of sLcam vessels to Furnish quarterly relurns.
77. Inquiry and ccnificare by Chairman as to anlount of tax due.
78. Manner and time OF payment of tax.
7'1. Power of Board 10 levy licence Iccs.
SD. TIICBoard ro appoint persons to coIlcct licencc fees.
81. Enforccrnenl of paymen1 of licence fees.
CHAPTER VlIl
82. Powcr of B o d 10 borrow money.

53. Loans from banks.
84. Diversion o f borrowed moncy 10 purposcs other rhan lhosc Lrst approved.
65. Fom, signature. exchange, rransfcr and cfrcc\ of debcnlures.
86. Signa~ureof coupons attached to debentures.
57. Payment to survivors of join[ payees.
S8. Receip~by join[ holder for interest or dividcnd.
89. Priori~yof paymenis for in~erestand repaymcnl of loans.
90. Repayment of loans taken under scction 82.
91. Bs~ablismentand rnainlcnance of sinking funds.
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Scclion.
91. Powcr to discontinue paymenls in10 sinking fund.
93. Investrnenr of sinking funds.
-. 94. Applicadnn or sinking fund.
5%. Annual sloterncnls by Trus~ccs.
06. Annual cxnminalion of sinking funds.
Etforcet,~etirof liabilities.
97. Proccdurc if Board fail to make any paymznr or investment in respcct of loans,
Contributions.
98. Government con~ributiw.
09. Conuibution by the Port Commissioners for any work bcneficinl lo r l ~ ePort of Calcuua.'.
100. Manner or paymcnl of conlribution for [he first quarrer. I
Budget estimates. !
I0 I. Esri~nntesor income and expcnditurc I D bc laid annunlly bcfclre rhc Board.

u Board ro estimates.
102. S a ~ ~ c t i ool
103. Approval of Slate Government l o estimates.
104. Spccial provisions as lo [he first cslima~eaRer rhc cons~ilutionof rhc Board.
105. Supplementary estimares.
lob. Adherence to cstimate and main~enanceof closing balance.
Banking and investments.
107. Reccipt of moncys and deposil in the Imperial Bank of India or n Govcrnrncnr ircnsury.
- 108. lnvesrment of surplus money.
109. Pny~nentsby chequc.
1 10. Signature vf orders under sechons 107 and 108 and cheques.
1 1 1 . Duly of Chairman and othcrs berore signing cheques.
Accounts.
1 1 3, Dcfini~ionol "cost o f rnanagcment".
1 13. Kccping of capital accwnl and revenue accounl.
I 14. Crcdits lo capital accounr.
I 15. AppIication of capjla1 account.
1 16. Crcdils to revcnue account.
117. Applicarion of rcvenuc accounl.
1 1 8. Powcrs lo d i w l sale uT securities in which any surplus of h e revenue accounl is invesled.
119. Advanccs from revenut account 10 c a p i d accouni.
110. Advances from capital account to revcnue account.
121. Submission n l ahs~racno f accounrs to Smtc+Govcrnrncnt.
172. ~ n n u a laudit OF accounts.
123. Powers of audiror.
123. Remuneration of audiror.
125. Report and infnrma~ion10 be rurnished by auditor 10 the Board.
126. Board to remcdy defecls poin~crloul by sudiror.
127. Auditor's repor1 to be sent ~ocach Trustcc and considered by Board.
12s. Publication and subrnissiun oT an abscracl of \he accounts.
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The BetrgaI \Vatenray Act, 1934
CHAFTER IX
. . Rules.
- Scc~ion.::,
129. Fur~hcrpowers to mnkc rules.
130. Conditions prccedenl ro thc making of rules.
131. Prinling and sale of copics of rules.
132. Free supply of copies of rulcs.
133. Exhibition of copies o f rules.
133. Powcr of Statc Government ro cancel mlcs made undcr section 129.
CHAPTER X
Supplemcntal Provisions.
Status of Trustees, etc.
135. Trus~ees,elc., dccmed public servanls.
Contributions towards leavc allowanccs and pensions of Govcrnmcnt servank.
136. Contriburions by Board towards lcavc allowanccs and pensions oFsen~an~s
o r ~ h Coverninenl
c
zinployed under this Acl.
Legal proceedings.
1 37. Porvers of Chairman as Lo inslirution, etc., of l e g 1 proceedings and obtaining legal advicc.
133. Tndcmnity 10 Board, elc.
139. Noticc of s u i ~agains~Board, c ~ c .
Police.
110. Arrcst of ot'fendcrs.
Evidcnce.
141. Proof of conscnrs, elc., of Board br Chainnan or officer or scwant of Boiud.
Validation.
1 42. Validation of acts and proceedings.
Compensation.
I43. General pnwer of Board to pny cornpensarion.
Public notices and advertisements.
144. Public noticcs how to bc made known.
Surveys.
145. Powcr to make surveys, or conuiburc awards their cosis.
Power of cntry.
146. Powtr of cnlry.
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Tlre Be~zgnlWarenva~lsAcr, 1934.
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[Bcn. Act XI1 of 19341
Penalties.
.. Secgon.
117. Punish~ncn~ for acquiring sharc Dr intcrcst in conWac[, elc., wit11 Lhc Board.
148. Pcnally for failure l o make rcturn, pay tax, crc.
119. Pcnalry for evasion OF payment of roll or liccnce FCC.
150. Penalty for obstruction 10 line of naviga~ion.
IS I . Pcnalty for failurc to comply wilh requisi[ion madc by auditor.
152. Pcnally for obstruc~ingcontraclor or rcmoving mark.
Disposal of fincs and damages.
153. Damagcs and proceeds OF confiscations lo be paid to Board.
Control.
154. Powcr of Stare Govcroment 10 conlrol h e Board.

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Bengal Act XI1 of 1934

[THE BENGAL WATERWAYS ACT, 1934.1'
(a) Thc Govcrnrncnt of India

(Adaptarion of Indian
Laws) Ordcr, 1937.
(b) The Indian Independence
(Adaptation of Bengal and
Punjab Acts) Order, 1948.
(c) The Adaplalion of Laws
Order, 1950.
[2 1 st June, 1934.1
An Act la provide for rlre t~rait~rettancc

a~rdirr~proverset~t
of ~varenvaysin
Bengnl.
WHERUSit is cxpcdicnt to makc bcrtcr provision for thc mainrcnance
and improvemen~of waterways in BenbaI for purposes of navigation;
ANDWHERDS it is expedienl that a Board of Truslees should be
conslituted and investcd with spccial powers for carrying our the objects
or this Act;
AHD WHEREAS thc prcvious sancrion of the Governor General has bcen
5 K: 6 Gro. oblained under sub-section (3)of secdon 8OA o r h e Govcrnrncnt of India
V nC. 6': Acl lo the passing of this Act;
6 P; 7 Gco.
V, c. 37:
' 1 1 ~10Gco. It is hereby enacted as follows:-
v. c. 101.
CHAPTER I
Preliminary.
1. (1) This Act may be called h e Bengal Watcrwags Act, 1934, short li[lc3
comlncncc-
(2) 11shall come into force on such dare as ~ h ?[Srarc
may,by notification, appoinl.
c Governrnenl] ~:iy~
(3) 11extcnds to h e whole of '[Wcst Bcngal].
'For Sra~ernenrof Objccw and Reasons, 5ee h e Calc~uraGa:efre o f 1933, PI.I V , page
135: and Tor Repon of rhc Sclcci Co~nrnitiee,see ibid. 1934. PI. IV,page 2%;and Tor
Pmcecdings of thc Council, see thc Proceedings or thc Bcngal Lcgislativc Council, Vol.
X L I I , No. 1, page 282, md ibid. Vol. XLIlI,No. 2, pages 168, 187,238 m d 284 and ibid.
No. 3, pagcs 78-65 and I I I .
:The words "Provincial Govcrnrncnt" wcw originally substirurcd Tor thc words "Local
Govcmmenr" by pan. 4(1) or the Government of India (Adaptation OFIndian Laws) Order.
1937, and thcrcaCrcrthcword "Stale" w a subsiituied forrhe word "Provincial"by p m . 411)
orthe Ad~pmriono f L w s Order. 1950.
'Thc words ivivithin s q u m bnckcts were subslilured lor the word "BcngJ1" by An. 317,)
orthc Indian Independence (Adapia~ionof Bengd and h n j a b Acts) Ordcr, 1948.
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i7le Bellgal Watenvays Act, 1934.
CHAPTER 11
The '[West Bengal] Watenvays Board.
ofthe Board.
Co~lsritrrtior~
3. The duty of carrying our the provisions of this Act shall, subjecr Creation and
ro the conditions and limitations hereinafter contained, be vested in a
Board lo he called "Thc '[Wcst Bcngal] Waterways Board"; and such
Iy,","r{~
Ram!
Bnard shall bc a body corporarc and havc pcrpctual succcssion and a
common seal, and shall by rile said name suc and bc wed.
4. The Board shall consis1 of twelve Trustees and of such disrrict Cons~iiuiion
OF the Board.
members, not exceeding thrce in number, as may from time 10 timc be
elected under sect ion 1 1.
5. Thc I W C ~ V CTrusrccs shall bc- Appoinr-

mcnl or
(a) n Chairman; Tmsiccs.
(b) the Chairman OF the Port Commissioners or a person
nppointcd undcr section 7;
(c) a member of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce;
(d) rwo members of such bodies as may be nominated from time
to rimc by thc"[Statc Govcmrncnl] as reprcscnling thc
inrcrcsts of thc Indian Mcrcantilc Community;
(e) rwo members of [he '[West Bengal] Legislative-'[Assembly];
(0 two represenralives of [he Dislrict Boards:
(g) rhree persons to be appointed by the =[Sla[eGovernmen~l,of
whom not more than one shall be appointed to represent the
intercsls of persons carrying on the business o f transporr by
watcr wilhin Ihc jurisdiction olthc Board.
6. The fist Chairman shall be appoinled by ~hr:'[Statc Govcmment] The

Chairman.
by notification and subsequent Chairman shall be appoinred by the '[Slale
Govcmmcnt] after consul~a~ion with the Board:
Provided that when the :[Stole Government] appoints an official, he
shall be an oificcr drawing n s d q of not lcss than one thousand five
hundred rupees a rnonh.
7. The Chairman or thc Pon Commissioncrr; shall be a Trustee ex- The
oflcio. W i h h e consen, of h e Pon Commissioners, he may appoint
another person in his place 10 perform his dutics as a Trusrec.
2!$r
Commis-
Or
sioncrs.
'See IOOI-nore 3 on page 277. aare.
:See loot-norc 2 on page 277. mrre.
'This word w= subsiiiuicd Tor ihe word "Council" by pan. 3 md Sch. 1V ro the
Govcrnment of India (Adnpmrion of Indim L w s ) Ordcr. 1937.
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T J IBerrgal
~ Waten~ajsAcL 1933. ;
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[Ben. Act XI!
(Cl~nplerll.-Tl~ e WCSI B e ~ ~ g Illafcnvays

al Borrrd-Secriot~s8-10.)
8. (1) TI~cmemberoftheBengalChambrrofCornmcrcercferredro
'
in clause (c) of scclion 5 shall k elected by thal Chamber.
(2) Thc members referred to i n clause (d) olsection 5 shall bc cleclcd
by rbc bodics rnentioncd thcrein.
(3) Thc mcmbers of ihe 'IWesr Bengal) Leglslaiive '[Assembly]
rcrerrcd to in clause (c) of sec~ion5 shall be clccled by ballot by thc
members of thc '[Wesr BcngaI] Lcgisla~ive?[AsscmMyl.
(4) The representatives of IEe Districl Boards rcferred to i n clausc (0
olsection 5 shall be cIcc~edby the Dislrict Boards.
(5) The Sccrerary to ~ h Dcngal
c Clran~berofCommerce, [hc Secrclary
lo rhc '[West Bcngd] Legislalive 21Assembly], an officcr appointed in
[his bchalf by the bodics refcrred to in clause (d) of scclion 5 and, in lhc
caw ur ~ l ~ District
r. Boards, an oflicer appointed in this bchalf by thc
3[Srarc Gavcmmcnt], shall rcspzctivzly makc a return, i n duplicarc. to ~ h c
Chairman or, if therc is no Chairman, lo [he 3 [ S ~ a Govcrnmcn~],
~c setting
Fcrth the name in full of cvery pcrson elccted under this sec~ion;and rk
said return shalI be published by notificarinn under (he signarure o l the
Chairman or, if there is nr,Chairman, shall be published by no!ifica~ioc~ by
the '[Stale Government].
(6) Thc elecdon undcr sub-sec~ion(I), sub-scction (2) and sub-
scciion (4)shall be regulated by rules madc under seclion 129.
Fist 9. N~twithslandinganylhing contained in this Acr the -'[Slate
t.I-x~ionr.
Governrncnt] may issue such orders a i l may considernccessary to cnablc
the first elections referred to in sub-seclion (11, sub-secrian.(2) and sub-
secrion (4) ofsccrion 8 to be held after commencemenr of h i s Act and
in regard lo any mattcr incidenral and ancillary thercto.
10. (I) If any o f the hodics of clccrors relerred ro in section 8 docs

nol, by such dare as may be prescribed by rule made in I h a ~behalf undcr
secrian 129, elcct a pcrson to bc a Trustcc. thcJISlate Government] shall,
by norificacion, appvinl-
(a) a person belonging LO such body, or
(b) whcre such hody is the '[Wesl Bcngnl] Legislirtivc
'[Assembly) and rhc said ?[Assembly] has been dissolved,
such person as il thinks fil lo be a Trusrce.
(2) Notwithstanding allything conlained in sub-section (I), if aperson
cannol be elected under sub-section (3)olsection 8 by hcprescribed date
byrcason ofthc fact that the '[Wes~BengallLefiislative'[Assemblyl isnot
in session or has bccn dissolved the election shall be held during the ncxt
session, and the '(Stale Government] may, by notification, appoint a
rncrnbcr ofthesaid2[Assemblyl.or, i f the2[Asscrnbly] has been dissolved,
such pcrson as il thinks fit, to be aTrus!ce for the intervening period.
'See Imt-nolc 7 on pagc 277, anre.

'See fool-nore 3 on page 279. ri,lre.
'Sce Toot -role 2 on pagc 277, unre.
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(3) A person appointed under [his sccdon shall bc dcemcd lo be a

'-
Trustee as if he had been duly elecled under seclion 8.
11. A districl member shall be clected by a disrrjct commiltee lo Election or a
represent the commiltee on the Board for the considcralion of a district dislric~
rncmbcr by a
scheme or For the consideration under proviso (c) to seclion 68 of a major disrricl
cornmirlec.
work other than a districl scheme:
Provided [hat if more lhan three districts are concerned in one and rhe
same disrrict schcmc, thc Chairman shall decide which three disrricts shall
c l c c ~dislricl mcmbcrs Tor the purposc of such schcmc.
, .
12. (1) A person shall be disqualified for bcing appoinlcd or clccled DisqualiL-
ca~ionsfor
a Truslee or a disrricl member if he- king
(a) has been convicted by any Counfor any non-bailable offence nppoinrrd or
clcctcd a
or any offence which, i n the opinion or the [[Stale Tmsrreor ,
Govcmmcnl], involvcs moral lurpiludc, provided that such disuict

rncntber.
convicuon is no1 subscquenrly rcvcrsed or scl aside, or such
disqualificalion is no1 rernovcd by an ordcr which the '[Slale
Government] is hereby empowered lo make in this behalf if
it hinks fit; or
(b) is of unsound mind; or
(c) i s an undischarged insolvent; or
(d) holds any officc or place of profit under thc Board; or
(e) has, directly, or indirectly by himself or by any panner,
employer or employee, and share or interest in any conWac[
or cmploymcnt with, by, or on bchalf of, the Board or carries
on the buisness of mansport by water within the jurisdiction
of [he Board; or
( f ) is a direcror, or a secretary, manager or other salaried officer,
of any incorporated company which has any sharc or inrerest
in any conmcl or employ mcnt with, by, or on bchalf of, the
Board or carries on h e business of uansporl by waler wilhin
the jurisdiclion of the Board.
(2) BULa person shal I noL be disqualified as aforesaid, or be deemed
lo havc any sharc or intcrcst in such contract or cmploymcnt as aroresaid,
by reason only of his having a share or inrerest in-
(i) any sale,purchase,leaseor exchange ofland, or any agreement
for the same; or
(ii) any agrecmcnl for [he loan of money, or any securicy for the
payment of money only; or
(iii) any newspaper in which any advertisemen~relaling to the
affairs of h e Board is inserted; or
[See fool-no~e7 on page 277. nrire.

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(Cfrupter11.-TIIP Wesr Betigal \Votenvuys Board.Sccriorrs 13-15,)
(iv) theoccasioaal saIe rothe Board, toavalue not exceeding two

thousand rupees in any we financial ycar, or any article in
which hc rradcs;
or by reason only of his having a share or intcrcsr, otherwise than as a
director, orsccretaq, managerororhcrsalariedoificer,in any incorporated
company which has any share or inrercn in any contraci or employment
wilh, by, or on behalf of, rhc Board or carries on ~ h busincss
c OF transport
by lvatcr wilhin thc jurisdiction of rhc Baard.
(3) Nolwithstanding anylhing conlrtincd in sub-scc~ion(1). a person

appointed under cl;luse (g) of scciion 5 10represent itlc jnrcrcsrs oipersonb
cany ing on the business aF transport by water shall not be disqualified as
aforesaid by reason only of his carrying on such business or being a
direclor or salaried officcr of any cnmpany carrying on such business.
Turrrl of 13. ThcChaim~anshallbeappointed fora~ermolrhrccyears, and

3ppoinlnlclll
or ~ h c may bc re-appointed for a h n h e r term or [ e m s each nor Exceeding lrvo
Chairnun, years,
Rrmuncn- 14. (1) The Chairman shall reccive s ~ c hpay nor cxcecding
lion uf
Chainm~n. rhousand five hundred rupees per n ~ e t t s e ~ast ~may he fixed by the '[Srate
Government].
l(2) The word "pay1'. as uscd in this scction. does rlor include any
con~ribuilonpayable on accoum of a Chairman who is a scrvant oi [he
-l[Governmenr] under lhe rulcs regulating his rransfer to forcign scrvice.
(3) The '[Slare Governmcnt] may, if it I h i n k ~f i t , dircc~[he payment
to the Chairman OF a housc-renl allowance. nol exceeding two hundred
rupces per rtrenseirl, in addition to his pay, and shalI determine on wllar
scalc and subject to what conditions he may draw travelling allvwar~ce.
Tlic 15. While any person is holding the office of Chairman for which he
Chairman to
k a itrholc- rccejvcs pay he shall nor hold any orhcr salaried oriice, nod, subjcct roany
lirnd o fftcer.
cxceprions, perrniued by the '[Stale Governrnenl]. shall devote his whole
time and arrcntion lo his duues under this Act.
'See loo\-no~c2 on p a g 277. nrrre.

'Sub-scclion (2) was subsliluled Ior lhe original sub-seclion (2)by pam. 3 and Sch. IV
lo Ihc Govcrnmen~orIndia(Adapmrion of Tndivl Laws) Ordc:. 1937.
'Thc word "Govctntnenr" w a subjtirurcd Torrhc word "C~orvn"by pam. 4(1) or he
Adapra~ionof Laws Ordcr. 1950.
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The Betrgal Waremlays Acr. 1934.
(Cllnprer I/.-The lYrs1 Ber~gnlIVarcmlcry~Board.-Secriorr s 16 -20.1
16. Noiwiihs~andinganything contained in lhis A c t , the '[State %-;! I-. .--

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Governnlenr] may.if il rhin ks fit, appoinl o pcrson lo be Chairman without
8
':1 ,,"~id
pay for one nr rnorc pcriods cach no1 exceeding one year. Chairman. '
17. ( I ) Thc [Statc Government] may, after consultntian with the Lcarrc or
abscncc or
Board, grant leave of abscnce ro the chairman, or depure him to other dzputntions
duties, for such pcriod as i~thinks fir. of thc
Chairman.
(2) Theallowanoc (iFany) lo be paid 10rhe Chairman whilc abscnr on
leave or depurarion shalt be such amounr, nor exceeding his pay, as may
he fixed by [he '[Starc Government]:
Provided \ha!. if [he Chairman is =[aservant of the Governmenr], thc
arnountoCsuch allowance shall bc such as he may bccntitled to >[underthe
conditions of his service under thc Government regulating his lransfer to
forcign servicc].
18. (I) Whenever Ihc Chnirmw isgranlcd lcave ofabsenceor depuied
ro other duties, t h e I[State Government] may appoint a person lo X I ar z&ctc":
Appoint-
Chairman.
(2) The pay and house-rcnl allowance or any olhcr allowance (if any)
of any pcrson appointed to a c t as Chairman shall be fixrd by the '[Srate
Chiro~an.
I
j
Governmcnr], subjecr lo die provisions of sections 1'4 and 16.

(3) Any pcrson appointed to a c ~ a Chairman
s shall exercise the powcrs
and perform the dulies confcrrcd and imposcd by and under this Acr on tllz
Chairman, and shall be subjcct lo the same liabililics, restric~ionsand
conditions as [he Chairman.
19. IT a1 nny rime i t appears ro thc '[Slate Governmcn[] that thc Rcmoviil of :
thc
Chairman has shown himself to be unsuirablc For his office, or has been
guilly nf any misconducl or neglect which renders his removal expedient, I
il may, by n o t i f i c a t i o n , declxc thar the Chairman shall ccasc lo hold office

as such.
20. The Board may permit any Trustee, oiher than thc Chairman, he Lcwc of
abscncc t o
Cbaiiman of rhe Part Commissioners or a person appoinrcd undcr olhcr
scction 7, 10abscnt himself from meelings of the Board for any period Trus~ees.
not exceeding six months.
'See root-natc 2 on page 177,mire.

:The words "a scrvant of thc Crown" were originally substi~uted ror the words "a
Govrrnmcn~ofliccr~'by p a n . 3nnd Sch.lV to lhc Govcm~nen~o~India(Adap~ationofIndim
Laws) Order. 1937. a d thereafter ihr: word "Govcmmeni" was substirutcd for rhc word
"Crown" by p m . 411) of rhc Adap~ationoiLaws Order. IYSO.
'The words "undcr thc conditions or his smwicc undcr [he Crown rrgularing his t m s r c r
to ronrign service" wcn: originally substiluted lor thc words "under my gened or special
orders or thc Govcmmcn\ lor regulating rhc transfer or Govcnunml scwmu to lorcign
scrvicc" by pan. 3 and Sch. 1V lo the Govcmment of India (AJ3ptalionool Indian Laws)
Ordcr. 1937. wd [hercahcr rh~:ward "Gnvemmenr" w x substituted for the word "Crown"
hy p m . 4(1) o l t h c Adaplalion o T L w s Ordcr, 1950,
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21. ( 1 ) The '[Slale Government] may, by no~ification,dcclare thal

any Trustee shall censc to bc n Trustee-
(a) if hc has bcen absent rrom, or is unable lo nrtend, the rncclings
of the Board for any period excccding six consecutive
months, or
(b) if he has, wilhoul the permission o f the Board, bcen absent
from thrcc consccutivc mecrings of the Board.
(2) The '[Slate Ciovernrnen~]shall, by nolificuian, dcclare lhat n
Truslee shall ccase to be a Trustee-
{i) il he has become disqualified for appoinrmcni or dcction
as n Trusrce for any or [he reasons menrioned in seclion 12;
or
(ii) if he was elected or appointed a bcing a member of thc
'[West Bengall Legislalive '[Assembly], [he Bcngal
Chamber of Commerce, a Distric~Board or a body referrcd
la in clause (d) of seclion 5 and i f h c is, 31 the darc OF such
notifica~ion,no longcr a rllen~ber of such "/AssernbIy],
Charnbcr, Board or body, as the case may be; or
(iii) i f he has acted in conkavenrion of seclibn 36.
Filling or 22. If any Trusice is pcrmilred by he Board 10 ubsenl himseli From

czual
vacancies in mcclings of the Board for any period exceeding three monrhs, or if any
ccnai n .Trus[ce, other lhan the Chairman of the Port Cammisrioners, dies, or
u;1Srs.
resigns [he office of Truslee, or ceascs ro hold the office of Trusree in
pursuance of a no~ificationpublished under scctian 2 1, hc vacancy shalI
be filled, ivirhin one monrh, by a fresh eIection or appointment under
seelion S or seclion 10, as he case may be.
23. (1) The rcrm of officc of thc firs1 Trusiccs eIrclcd or appoinlcd
under scclion 8 or section 10 shall commence on such day as may bc
appoin~edby [he [[Srate Government].
(2) Subjcct to Ihe provisions of slrb-sccrion (2) of scction 10 and
sccrion 21, rhc [erm of office of 'l'rustees (ohcr than the Chairman and ~ h c
Chairman of the POIICommissiuflers) shall bc as follows:-
(a) a Trustec appointed or elec~cdin pursuance of section 22 in
the: place or o Truslee who has brcn p m h e d lo abscn~
himself From fneerings or the Bod-the period of thc
abscnce or [he h e r Trustee;
(b) other Trubrecs-rhrcc years.
~ S Efoot-note
C 2 on page 277, ntrtt.
'See foot-no~c3 on page 277. urrre.
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3 on page 179,utttt.
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(3) Any Trustee shall, if nor disqualified for any of [he reasons
menlioncd in seclion 12, be eligiblc Ibr re-appoinmcnr or re-elecrion a1
the cnd of his term of officc.
24. Thc Board shat l from time ro time dctcrmine- S~rcngthy d

remuncnnon
(a) h c number. designaBons and grades of thc officcn and ofsiaff.
scrvnnls (other than crnployces who are paid by thc day or
whose pay is dirccll y charged to work) whom they considcr
il necessary and propcr~oenlployfor thc purposes of this Act: ,
Provided [hat rhc engineering staff of he Board shall

incIudeaChiefEngineer andoneormorcExccutiveEngineers
to be designxed Warcnvays Execulivc Enginccrs,
(b) rhe amount and naturc or the pay, fees and allowanccs to be
paid ro each such officcr and servant.
25. Thc Board shall from iirnt:10 time make rulcs- Board to
ntakc rulcs,
(a) fixing h e amount and nalurc of [he securiry lo be furnished
by any officcr or servant of thc Board from whom it may be
deemed expcdicnt to require s e c u r i ~ ~ :
(b) For regulaling I hc grant of teave ofahscncc, lcave allowances
and acting allowances ro [he officers and scrvanrs of the
Board; and
(c) for esrablishing and mainraining a providcnlor annuity fund,
for cornpelting all or any of the officers or servanrs of !he
Board (other than any ![scrvant of the G~vernmenr]in rcspccl
orwhom a conuibulionjspaid underseclion 136)roconrributc
to such fund, a[ such ratcs and subject lo such condiuons as
may be prescribed by suchrulcs, and for supplemenring such
conmibutions out o f the funds of rhe Board:
Provided that a2[servanlolrhe Governrnenl] employed as an officcr or
servanl or the Board shall not be cnlirled 10 leave or leave allowanccs
otl~erwiscrhan ns may he prescri bed i n '[lhcconditions of his service under
thc Governmen1 rcgula~inghis transfer to foreign scrvicc].
'The words "servmt d t h c Crown" were originally subsi~iuicdTor thc words "servant or
the Govcrn~iicnr"hy p m . 3 and Sch. 1V to thc Govcmrnrni of Indin (Adnptotion o f Indian
Laws) Ordcr. 1937. and thereafter ihc word "Govcmlncnt" r v a substituted Tor the word
"Crorvn" hy p a n . 4(1) olthc Adaptmion o f Laws Ordcr. 1950.
'Thc words"srrvan~ol~hcCrown"wcrconginally subs~itu~tdlor~I~cwords"Governmcnt
scnanl'. by pan. R and Sch. 1V to thc Govcrn~~ienr or India (Adnptalion or lndim Laws)
Ordcr, 1937. and thcrcafrcr thc word "Govcmmm~"rvs substituted for rhc word "Cmwn"
by'pmgnph J[ I) ofthr Adaptation oiLaws Ordcr. 1950.
'Thc words "tlic condiiions or his scrvicc undcr ihc Crown regulaling his i m s l e r ro
foreign senice'' were originally subsri~utcdTor the wards "any g e n c d or spccial ordcrs or
ihc Govcmlneni Tor regularing Ihc m s l c r or Government servants ro lorcim scrvicc" by
par:!. 3 m d Sch. 1Vorrhc Gnvcrnrncnr ofIndia(Adapurion of Indian Laws)Ordcr, 1937. and
~hrrraTtrrthcword " G o v c r n ~ u c n i "~~u~b ~ ~
t i t u tIorhcword"Cmwn"
rd by pan. 4(1) orthc
ndnainlinn nil.n\~,s Order. 1950.
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fI.-Ti~c Wesr Betlgul Watenvuys Rourd.Sec/iorrs 26-29.)

(Clrdp~e~'
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P O W or
~ ~ 26. Subject l o any ordcrs made by the Board under sccrion 24 and any , . .. .. ,
-
appuinirgcnl.
rules mode under sccrion 25, and fw the rirnc being in force, thcporver of
who~u appointing, promoling and granting leave 10 officers and servanls of rhc
rcrrtd.
Roa~d,and reducing, suspending or disrnissi~lgthem for misconduct, and
dispensing with lheirserviccs for any rcason other than misconduct shalI
be vcsted-
(a) in ~ h case
c ofoficcrsand servan ts holdingposrs ~ h rnaximunl
c
monthly pay orwtuch docs notcxceed one hundred and Iiliy
rupees-in thc Chairman, and
(b) in other cases-in lhc Board:
Provided ha1 any oFficer or servant holding a post ~ h c
maximum monthly pay ofwhichexcceds lirty rupees, who is
reduced, suspended or dismissed by rhc Chairman. may
nppcnl to the Board, whost: dccision shall bc final.
s131t 27. (a) The creation or abaliiion oC any post ~ h nlaximunl

c monlhly
Govcrn~ricnl
ro L ~ I C I ~ D J ~ pay of which cxceeds five hundrcd rupees.
ct1731n
ptn13. ClC,
(b) all rulcs madc under clausc (b),or clause (c) of secdon 2 5 ,
and
(c) all orders passed by the Board under scuriw 26 ant1
rclaling many officcr appoin~edto hold n pos~the maximum
monthly pay of which excecds fivc hundred rupees, except
orders gnnling lcave lo, or suspending, any such olficcr,
~ l l i l l lbc subject ro ~ h previous
c smction 01the '[Starc Government].
Control by 28. The Chairman shall cxercisc supcnision and control: over the acts
Clhairn~an.
and procccdings of all officers and scrvanls of thc Board, nnd, subjccl 10
the provisions of his Acl, shall dispose of all qucstions rclaring to the
servicc of Lhc said officers nnd servanls, and heir pay, privilegcs and
al lowanccs.
filcgalion 29. (1) The Chairman may, by gcneral nr spccial order in writing,
o l tcnsjn of
Ch:lirnljnLs rtelegatc to any officcr of ihc Board any OF the Chairman's powers, duries
funcrionj, or functions under [his Act or any rulc madc Iherennder, cxcepi those
ronFerrcd or irnposcd upon, or ves~cdin him by sec~ions30,32,34,39,85,
101, 174, 108, 110 and 137:
Providcd as follows:-
(a) the Chairnlan shall not delegate his powcr undcr seciion 26
IDmake app~inlmcn~s lo any ofhce thc n~aximum~nonthly
pay of which cxceeds tifly rupecs;
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(b) the Chairman shall not delegale to any officcr his power
under section 26 lo grant leave LO, or lo reduce, suspend,
dismiss, or dispense with the serviccs of, any employee,
unlcss suchemployee was appoinrtd by such officer by virruc
of a delegation of the Chairman's powers of appointment
c o n f c ~ c dby rhq~scclion.
(2) Thc cxercise or discharge by any officer of any powers, dutics or
func~ionsdeIegatcd 10 him under sub-secrion ( 1 ) shall be subject to such
conditions and limitations (if any) as may bc prescribed in thc said order,
and aIso to control and revision by the Chairman.
CHAPTER TIT
Conduct of business.
30. (1) An ~rdinarymceling of the Board shall bc heId ar least once Mrclin~sof 1
the B o d . i
in cvery rnonlh.
I
(2) The Chairman may. whcncver he thinks f i t , and shall, upon the I
written requesl ofnot less than two other Trustees, cat1 a spccial meeting.
II
31, Subjccl to the provisions of sections 11, 66, 68 and 72 disticr Dislricl !
~ n c ~ ~ i b lo
ers j
mem hers shalI be summoned, in accordance rvirh rules made under seclion -h-,
129. lo atlend mcctjngs of the Board a[ which districi schcmcs are 10be surnrnoncd
ro ancnd
considered. ccnin
32. (1) The Chairman shall attend every meeting of thc Board The
Chairman lo
unlcss absent on leave or prevented by sickness or orhcr reasonable causc. allcn~e,oew
(2) No business shall be transacted at any mecdng unless a1 lcnsr five ~ ~ ~ ~ f ~
Trustees othcr than the Chairman are prcsenl from the beginning lo thc cnd . .
, .
or [he mecling:
Provided that j i a quorum is not prescnt within half an hour after the
time appointed for ameering, or aiany time during a meeting, themeeting
shall sland adjourned lo some futurc day to bc appoinled by lhc Chairman.
A1 such adjourned rnee~ing,or a1 any subsequent adjourned meeting ar
which the same business is to be ransacted, the Chairman and two orhcr
Trusices prescnt shal'l form a quorum.
(3) Thc person to preside at a mccting shall bc the Chairman, or, in his
absencc from any mccting, [he Trustees present shall choose onc of h e i r
number to preside.
(4) All queslions shall be dccided by a rnajorily of votcs oF rhe
Trus tecs and diskic~mcrnbers,if any,presenl, rhc person presiding having
a sccond or casring vote in all cases of equality of vores.
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(5) If a poll he demaaded, thc nalncs c ~ fthe Trurlees and d i w i c ~ !--

, ., .
':. meinbcrs votinz, and the nature of ~lieirvorcs, sllall he recor<lcd by thc
person presiding.
(6) Minulcsof tl~cnarnesof rhc Trus~ccsand dislricl a~crnbcrsprcsrn~,
and of t l ~ eprocccdings, al each mceling shall bc kcpr in a book to bc
proviilcd for ~ h cpurposc, which shalI bc signed a1 tlie n c x r cnsuing
meeting hy rhr: pcrson presiding a1 such mccling and shall bc opeo to
inspeclion by any Truslee or mcmbcr oTa d i s ~ r i c t c o n ~ m i during
~ c c office
hours.
Cons~i~urion 33. (I) The Board may from rime 10 lime appoint cornmittecs.
func'ions consisting of such persons of any or ihe following classcs as thcy may
or
co~nmirrees. lhinkFit,nnrncly:-
(i) Trukrces,
(ii) mcnlbers or dislric~conunitlccs,
(iii) .oibzr pcrsons whose assisrancc or advicc rhe Board may
dcsire:
I3ro\~ididrhal no c o m m i ~ c csIiail consist 01lcss tlian thrce persons.
(2) The Board rnay-
(a) rcfcr lo such cnrnrnitlccs, for cnquiry and reporl, :my m a i m
relaling ro any o f tlie purposes of [his Act: and
(b) dclegalc ro such commirtecs, by spccific resolution and subjcci
lo any rulcs made under scodnn 129. any of thc powers or
dudcs of lhc Board.
(3) The Board may itr any time dissolve, or subjccl lo \lit proviso to
sub-sccrion (I), alter the conslitu~ionof, any suck cornmillee.
e confom In any inslruclions horn
(4) Every such c o m m i ~ ~ cshnlI
Limc to ljmc given ro [hem by he Board.
(5) All procccdings of any such c o r n m i ~ ~ shall
et be subjccl to
confirmarion by the Board.
Mtrrings o l 34. ( 1 ) Cornmiltees nppoinrcd under sccrion 33 may mccl and

mrnrninucs.
adjourn as they rhink propcr; but thc Chairman may, whcnever hc rhinks
f i r , call a special n~eetingof any cornmittcc. and shall call a spccial
meeting clf any cc~m~nitlcc upon !hc writtcn rcquesr or nor less rhan Lwo
n~embcrstherof.
(2) Thc person to presidc ai a rncclir~gof a cnrno~it~cc shall bc ~ h c
Cliairo~an,i f he is e membcr of I t ~ ecornmi~tzc.or, i f he is nor a membcr,
the Board shall appoin~a mcmber i ) C II-d cornmillee io preside. If the
Chairm:ln or thc pcrson so appoinlcd, as rt~ucllse map bc, is abscnr, [lie
meo~bcrspresenr shall choose onc (IT their number ro prcside.
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(b) has acted professionally, in wlfi\ifiR ifi any m a i m on hehalf

of nny pcrsoll liaVl\\g ihercin ally such shhre or inlcrcsr as
nrorcsqid.
shall nnl votc ur rakc any o ~ h c rpan in any proceeding of Ihr hoard
relatiny lo such mailer.
37. The B o ~ r dmay cntcr into ar\d ptrRbl'li All i'ucli conlmcls as [hey
may consider ncccssary ot' ekfYir\icn~ ~ of ~ h purpohcs
for can-yirlg o u any c
o f this Act,
38. (1) Evcry eslimate orcrpendj~urcsllall hc sa~~criantrl n ~ cvrry

~ d
conrracl sh;dl he lnadc on behalf of ~ h Board
c hy t lld Ch:~imlaHor clthcr
officer (11'the Board in accordilncc wi~lrrule's ~ u d undgi
e sccriou 129:
Providcd that an cs~l~iiiile ijr ctlnrrncl Inr rr p r t ~ j c cor
~ tor n work
cllargcnble to :I pnr~icularprojccr, sliall nor bc snnc~ioncdor made wilhoul
Ihc approval oL-
(a) thc Bonrd, i f such es~imnleor c o ~ t t ~ . ainvolves
c~ cx~endirurt:
of rnorc lhan icn thousnnd rupccs;
(h) thc [Sra~cGovernmemj, lfkilch c s r i n ~ i or ~ ecr)nuac~invt~lvcr.
expzndilurr: of rnorc rhan fifly thousnnd rupccs:
Providcd rurther [hat thc tolal amounr o i such es1irn;lics
sanclioncd in rcspcct of works uhargcithle to a particular projdct shall
no1 cxceed rhe'tstimated cosr of the toinl projtct a apylt'ni~edhy the
colnpctcnr nulhori~y.
(2) Sub-sec~ion( 1 ) shall apply lo cvcry vnriarion or abandonmen1 o r
an csricl~arcor cafilrilct as yell as ro an uriginal cslilnnlc or conlracl.
39. ( 1 j 'fhc Chair~tlansl~allfurnish the '(Slale Govcrnl~ld~~l] rvih

copy nf 11cm i n u ~ t so f ~ h cproceedings OF tvcry meeting of thc B o i l
ivirhin lcn days arrcr rhc person presiding has signcd such rnioulus u11Jet
sub-seelion (6) of scclion 32.
- ( 2 ) Tlu: Chuil-n~an,i f so rcquircd by ~ h c'IS~aleG o v c r ~ ~ ~ n eshall
nr]
furnish il w i d + -
(a) a copy of any papef Inid burl>re!tic 'Bonrd Tor considcrntioll
31 any niceling; or
(c) a rcport on any such maucr: or

(d) a copy uf any documcni in 111cc b a r ~ col' rtlc Chairman.
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CHAPTER I V
Powcrs and Duties of the Board.
40. (1) The Board shall iake charge oC sucll machinery, rools, Thc Buard 10
dredgers, vcssels and [heir cquil~mcnlas rhc '[Staic Governmcnr] may contml 2nd
adminis~cr
make over ru [hem rrce o r cosl, subjccr to such resrric~ionsas rcgards nnvigahlr.
salc or disposal rhercor;is may bc delemined by LIE [Sra~cGovernment 1, channcls and
navigalicjn
and subjecl to such linancial arran~cmentsas I n a y be niadc hc~ween[hc work5 wirh
Board and rtie ' [ S I ~ I Govcmmenr]
C m regards rnainiaining, or repairing Imds, ctv..
apprlainin:
rhc same. Thc Board shall rhcrcupon bear all necessary cxpenscs in to thvm.
n~aio~aining, rep;liring, altering, improving or working t l ~ cs:ime:
Providcd ~hal-
(a) ~ h Board
c shall nor bc IiabIc lo pay any inleresl on the capital
cost of sucll arlicles or In rep;iy any ioi~nincurrcd by thc
'[Slale Govern~ncnr]for thc purchnsc ~ t ~ e r c o r ;
(h) ir ilny such aniclcs are employed on work Tor rhc 'ISlarc
G o v c ~ n m e n t ] , i r shall pay to rhc Board only thc actual
working cxpenses incurrcd by Il~cm.
(2) The I[State Govcmmenr] may,by nolification, declare which o r
Hco i c t 1 1 1 I ~ C navigable channels, olhcr rhan canals as defiicd in rhe Bcnsal
1)1 :876.
Irrigation A c t . IX76, and the navigation works arld [lie lands, buildings,
locks, sluices and o~herwurks appcrraining [herelo hcld by or undcr IIIC
conrrol or adn~inis~rarion o f [he ][Sra!e Govcrnnlcnt] shall, Tor [he
purposcs of [his Act, bc c o ~ ~ ~ r o land by thc Rnard:
l c d ndn~inis~crcd
Provided rhnr no navigable chiinnel wirhin such limiu as may have
Xv or 190s. bccn declnrcd undcr !he Tndian Pons Acl, 1908, to bc the Iiinirs of Llie
'[Port of Calcurra], and of thc navignblc ri\,ers and channcls leading lo
Lhe ?\said port] shall bc placed under rhc con~roland adminisrralion of,
rhc Board.
41. Thc Board may- Po~veroIthc

(a) w i ~ hihc previous sanclion o f thc ' [ S l a ~ cCavernmcn~],
assumc thc conrrol and administra~ionof any o t h e r channcl n a ~ i g a h \ ~
n o t being o canal ;is dehncd in [hc Bcngal I m p l i o n Act. "h3nels-
1876, and not held hy or undcr the control or administralion
of thu '[Srare Gtlvernmcnrl, and maintain il I i ~ rhe
r purposes
of ~ b i sAcl:
Ucn. Act V Providcd ~ h a rif, undcr the provisions of ihc Canals
or 1Sb.l.
Act, 1861, any locnl au~horiryor pcrson has consrructed
or improved a nrlvigablc channcl ur has bccn appoinicd
'Scc four-norc 1 nn p3rc 177.rtrlre.
:The word< wi~hinsqw;lrc bnckuls were sut~stirurrdlor 1l1r:nuids "Pons nf Calcufra m d
Chitlagong" by ;In. 3(I ) of, and the Sclludulc 10.t11c Inilim lndcpcndrncc (Adap~akiunor
Bcngd and Punjab Acts) Order. 1418.
'The tvords xvithinqu.uc bnckr.15 ucrc suhr~itukcdiorthc words "said puns".ibid
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to collcct tolls on any linc of navigation. 11ic Bonrd on

assuming c o n l r o l of such navigable channel o r linc of
nilvigation shnll pay such compensalion ln he lrlual a u t h i ~ r i ~ y
or person as thc Collcclor may dccidc. and shall thereupon
become enrillcd to collecl such rt~lls: -
Provided i u r t h c r lhar an appeal, shall lic to thc
Comrnissivncr rmrn u decision o r [lie Collecior on lhc
qucstion or compcnsalion wirhin sixfy days from thc d:~lc
[hereof and subjccl l o thc rcsulr ,ol such appeal the decision
of [be Collector shatl hc final;
(b) for rlle purposes or lhis Act-
(i) mnkc and opcn new na~igahlechanncls,
(ii) c1c.m. widcn. dccpcn, diverr or otherwise inipmve cxis~ing
channels wliich are under l h c conlrol and adminiswarion
orthc Board,
(iii) construcl locks. sluices. wharves, jellies, tanding stigcs,
warehouses, sheds, sidings, tnwparhs and orhcr works,
whcther prolecrive or otl~envise,
(iv) providc drcdgcrs and other plant,
(v) clcaror dcstroy walcr-hyacinth in any dislrict where ~herc
are navigable channels undcr thc c o n r r o l and
adminiswalion of the Board, and
(vi) d o a l l othcr ncls necessary for the making and
mainlcnance o f such channels or Ibr rhc siilcly and
convcnicncc o f navigation or for improvcmcnr or
waterways:
Prnvidcd that ~ h c'[Slnlc Govcmrnent] niay prohibit
any such acuon if il cossidcrs that il is likcly lo cause
Jamagc or 10 bc delrii~ientallo agriculture or public
hcalrb:
Provided also lhar ~ h Boxd
c shnll nor do any act in
conlravcntion ofrhe provisions o f scclion 76 of thc Bcngal Bcn. ACI 11
Embankinen1 Act, 1882, without rhc prcvious sanction oi1882.
oC thc otliccr mentioned therein;
(c) wil11 the previous sanction or rhc '[Slnlc Government], turn,
divcrt, abandon or close any channel undcr ~ h conlrol
c and
administration o f the Board;
(d) conslruct, purchase, or hirc offices, roll-houses, quarters for
orficers and scrvanls and any other building requircd Ibr thc
opcralions o f the Board;
(e) conlrol nacigarion and rrullic upon lines of navigation which
are under the conutll and ndminrsrrarion of !tie Board, and
cmploy such es~ablislmlen~ a may hc nccc.v>.uy Tor (hi: purpose;
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(0 contribu~etowhrds [lie cost ol' any work which is cxccurcd or

to bc cxccu~cdby nnothcr :~u~liori~y and is likely LO improve
a line of navigation undcr lhc control of rhc ~ o a r dor' to
benefit navigation.
42. Illhe '[Slate Governnrent] is o f opinion ihar any cl~annclwhich P o \ ~ c ra(

S131r:
is under the control and adminisrralion o r thc Board undcr scction 4 0 ur Go~crnli~nt
s c c ~ i b n41 should he under the control and adminis~rarionof rhe '[S~aic IU con~rul
Govcmmcnt) fur any purposc olhcr rhan navigarion, i r may- channcls in
crnain cam.
(a) withdraw such channcl from rhc control and adminislration
of [he Board and assume con~rolrl~ercorboth for navigation
and such othcr purpose, or
(b) impose conditions for thc purposc urrceuta~ingnr rcslricring
the powers of [he 3oard in respcct or such channcl.
43. I1 shall be thc duly ofthc Board 10 makc survcys and nhscrva~ions
and 10 record hydraulic and ridal data in respccl of all channcls undcr
thcir control a n d such orhcr placcs as may he necessary for the
maintcnancc of con~plcrcrecords of such channels. -
44. Tile Board may enler inro an agrccmcnt wilh any pcrson Tor ~ h c Powcr lo
purchasc by ~ h Bnard
c from such person o f any land which [he Board are plcm
u r c l i ~ or
by
c I
authoriscd 10 acquirc, or any intcrcst in such land, nr for taking on lease agmmnl.
such land or intcrcsl thcrcin from such person.
45. The Board may, wirb ihe previous sanction of thc '[Sratc Powcr lo
1 of IY43. Govcmmcnt], acquire land uhder the provisions or the Land Acquisition nccquin: land
undcrrhc
Acr, 1894, Tor carrying oul any or the purposes of [his Acl. . h d .
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46. Thc Board may rctain, or may ler on hire, lease, sell, exchange
or otlizrwisc disposc or, any land vcstcd in or kquired by hen^:
Provided that the Board shall no1 lcasc or othcrwisc alicnntc any
such land for any period exceeding thrcc ycars withou~~ h cprcviuus
snnction of the '[Slate Governmenl].
CHAPTER V
District cornmittccs.
47. In every disrric~in !vhich Ihe ' [ S ~ a i cGovcrnmcnr] so d i r c c ~ sa
district coinn~ilreeshall be formed, consisting olihc rolluwin~mcmbcrs, '
namely:-
(a) the District M a ~ i s u a t c ,e.r-r~ficio:
(b) die Chairman 01- rhc Distrid~B~iarl.P.T-oficio;
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(c) ~ h Dislricr
c Engineer, c-r-oficiu;
(d) thcW a r c r w a y s Execulive Enginccr, c.i--of/icio, or a pcrson
appoinlcd undcr scc~ion48;
(e) nor morc than lhrec members [u he appoinlcd by thc '(SING
Govcrni~~cnrl;
(fj rr~urmcn~bers lo bcclectcd in Lhc ~nanner~r&sr:ribed
by rulcs
made undcr scction 129 by r h t Distria Board of whom two
shall bc mcmhers of Union Boards in rhc disrrict who arc
not mcrnbcrs of thc Distric\ Board; and
(g) if the disrricr conrains any municipality which includcs any
navigable channel witti~nirs limia, onc niembcr lo bcclectcd.
in the manner prescribed by rulcs rnadc ~ ~ n d secrion
cr 129.
by d\zCon~missionc~s of sucli municipali~yor municipalitics:
Providcd (ha1 lhe '[Sta~cCovcrnrnenl] may direcr thal rhr nurnbcr nf
~nunicip;llreprcsenta~ivesto hc clccred shall be increased from one 10
rwo or ~lucc.
Appoinl- 48. Wilh thc consen1 of thc Board, thc Warcrways Erecurive
nicnr or
m c ~ n k rin Enginecr may appoinl anothcr pcnon !u perl~nnhis duties as a ~ncrnber
place o r or [he districl cornrnirree.
IVaenvays
hc-culivc
Enginccr,
49 (1) If a body 01 elecrors rcferrcd lo in clausc ( 0 or, wltcrc

appticahle, clause (g) o f scction 47 docs not, within such pcriod iu may
.he prcscrjbcd by rules made under section 129, clecl a person to bc a
~ncmberof ~ h cdistricl commi~rcc,thc '[Srarc ~ovcrnmenrlshall. by
nurificntion, appoinl a person belonging ro such body to bc a member ol
the disuict commiucc. -
(2) 12 person appointed under Ihis scction shall bc deemcd to bc a

rnembcr of rhc disvict comnlirrce as if he had becn duly clccred ullder
secticln 47.
Diqudihca- 50. A pcrson shall bc disqualifizd for bcing appoinicd or elected a

tiom for
kinz n~cmherof the dis~rictcnntrni~reeil he is disqualified klr appoinrnwor or
appoinlcd or clcction as a Trus~ccfor any or the rcasons menrioned in scction 12:
cIccret1n
mrmbcr o f Provrdcd hat a W ~ ~ e m l a yExccu~ivc
s En~inceror a pcaon appoinlcd
thrdislricr
co~nmirlm. under secrjon 4s shall nol be disqualified Tram bcing a mcmbcr of rl~e*
disrricr cornmirice by reasnn only of hi!: cn~ployn~enlunder thc Board.
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(c) lo clccl a dislrict mcmbcr to reprcscui ~ h disrric~
c cornmirlee
at any meeting of ~ h Board
c ro which thcy m g he rcquired
hy thc Board lo send a district mcmber: and
(I) generally 10 assist Ihc Boa~din carrying oui rllr purgoscs c~f
this Act.
Tnvttlinp 57. Every mcmber or [lie disrrict cornlni~tce,clrhcr rfian an orfiucr or

alto~v.mccur
nic~ilbcrsof servimt ofrhc Board, shall hc en~irlcdto rcccivc such lravclling i~llowancz
dlhlntl 21smay he prcscribcd by rulcs nladc undcr wc~ion129.
co~a~rni~rw.
Pmcdurc 58. T h c conduct of business and prooccdings LI'rl~cdistricr uoriimir~ce,
Cor nxc~ings
of lllcdislricr including Ihc numbcr o f rncctings 10he IlcId, [tic nmnntr of giving noticc
cornr~!irtcr. of niectings, thc fixing of a quorum, t l ~ cdue rcuord o f procccdings
and nll orhcr necessary m;liters, >hall bc rcgula~cdby rules rnadc undcr
secrio~~ 129.
CHAPTER VI
Execution of ~ ~ o r l r s .
Clvsilic~irrn 59. Fnr lhc purposcs of this Acl rvol.lrs shall bc classified as-
of ruoks.
(a) mainrcnancc tvnrks;
(b) ncw works;
in accordance wilh rules mode undcr szclion 129.
Purvcrnr 60. The Hanrd 1113~.subject LO ~ I I C provisions ofscction 38, sadclion

Boarp lo and exzcurc all maintenance ivnrks w i r h o u ~rel'trcnce to any othcl.
smclIon .and
CXCCUIC' aulhori~y.
111;linttnancw
rvorl;s.
,Major and 61. Newitnrksshall b e d i v i d e d i n r e

nullor w u h .
(a) ~ n i n t ~works,
r costing no1 mnrc than tcn thous:md rupces,
and
(h) \n;~jjurworks. cwling ri~orclhan tcn ~t~ousand
rupces.
Uisrricr 62. Ncw wrlrks shall also bc di\*idcd illto-

s c h c w md
nlhcr (a) dislriul scl~cn~cs.and
schcllkL~.
(6) r>Llicrsohcit~cs.
A distric~schcmc is a schctllc for cl ncrv work Tclr 111cimprovcmenr or
exrcnsion of lhc inrcriial riilvigiiblc cl~;innclsrvithin a district or districts.
Thc decision of ~llcBoard ;LS ro whctl~ern schernc is a district scl~cme
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63. l l any proposal fur a disrricl schcmc is receivcd by 111e Board Pmposal
rroin any pcrson or body orher ihan a dis~rictcommirrcc. thcy slip11 scnd
thc proposal 10 ~ l mdisrricr commii~cc.
E;scnl:,$$E
to
d~slrici
cammincc.
h4. The disrricr con~u~irtcc, on rcceiviiig a pruposal for a disiricr Prrctdumol

s c h c n ~ tfrom lhc Board a r horn any other hudy or persnn. shnll oitlicr ~~$,,,,,,
rcjecl thc schc~ncor scnd i~ lo [he Wntcrways Execulivc Engineer lor rccci~roi
rzporl. propoml.
65. Afrcr considerin? thc Waierways Exccuri\re Engineer's repon. ProccdurcoC

and inalcing such furlhcr invesrigalion as lbcy lliay dccm fi[. thc disrrict ~~,$~lllwOII
commiucc shall cithrr rcject rhc proposal or suhmil IL ro thc Board w i ~ h rccvjptot
wzlerrr'Ays
thcir recommcndnrion rcg:lrding till: prcpararion of a dc~ailcdprojccl. Ex,,u,i,,c
togelhcr with [he rcporr of rl~eWatcrwnys Execurivc Engineer and any Engincvr's
"pinion which any otller n~cntbcror lhe district commirtec may record CEPOn.
for [tie considcraiion af rhc Board.
66. On rcccivicg [lie recomqlcndrrtion nf rhc dislrici cornmirice, rhc Pr~tdureoT

R u d on
Board shall eilher rcjrcl thc proposal or d i r e c ~~ h cChicl Enginccr 10 rccciplor
prcparc a delailcd projcc!: disuicr
cornrnilr~~'~
Provided [hill no order which is subsrantially cnntrilry to Llie 'CCDmmn-
darion-
rccornitiendution of lhe distric~commirrcc shnll be pz~scrlby [he Board
until ~ h maricr
c in issuc has been placcd bcfore a mecling of i l ~ eBoard to
which a disrrict mcmber has bccn sunimoncd From such disrricr
coitii~li[tec.
67. When a derailcd projecl for ;I disrricr schcmc. or for any major Lklarlcd
work ivlricli is nnt ;L dis~rictschcmc. has been prcpurd it sllall hc scni lo projcci ro be
bcnlro
rhc disirici comrnilrce of evcry dis~rictin which any ponion of the work d~svici
I[,
ir proposed bc oxecukd. Each such d i s ~ r i ccornmitiec
~ sh;lll record irs ;:$:&,
opinion and submi! i t lo thc Board wirhin such lime not hcing less lhzln
one n~nnrhas may be l i x c d by the Chairman.
68. On rccziving rhc ,)pinion of thc clistric~coniriliucc on the dc~ailcd Prt-~~cdu~of

Board in
pr-ciecl or on [he espiiy ( i f ~ h period
c mcn~ioncdirr section 67. rhe Bo:ird drnling\r.jtl\
shall cithcr rcjcc~the schcnlc or approuc il: a dc~nilcd
pmjcc~.
Provided th:~t-
(a) il'ltle sclien~cis a distric~schcmc which is a minor ukfork,n o
ordcr which is subsrnniially conlmry to lie opinion receivcd
hy a districl committee stiall hc passed by rhc Board unlil lhc
schurnc has hccn considered a1 a niccring to nrhich a disrrict
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(b) il llie sche~ncis ;I d i a r i a schcmc which is ;I majar wurk, ;I

district rncnibcr froni [he disrricl cornmitt~eor cach dislricl
in mtllich any portion ol' [lie work is 10 be cxeculed stinll,
cubjtct io \he provisions of scctiorl I I , in: wmmuncd lo ai\cnd
rhc ~ n c c ~ i norg mccrin_rsa1 sltich it is l o Ec considcrcd;
(c) i f llic SC~JCIIIC i s n rnajur wurk w l i i c l ~i s not a clis~r~cr
schcrnr:
and a disrricl cummirwc in suhtt~itringll~ciropinion undcr
sccrion 67 l ~ n v crccordcd nn objcc~ion,tu r l ~ escl~crne.[he
sclictnc, 11lc Buiird s)13)) 1101 approvc d ~ escli~mcunless ir
has bccn considered at >: r i i r c l i n ~ro which a disrric~nlernher
from such district cornnii~tccILIS bccrt suriirni)ned; or, i f f l ~ c
objcctiun o f thc Jinrici coinrnittcc ii that thc suhc~i~c ought
no1 [(I bc :~pprovedunlcss i t i s ~nodificdin ;i pmicular manner,
tlic Board may upprove [lie sclicme as so modified. afrcr
informing rhz o\licr disrricr commiiices cnnsulrrd undcr
~ and arlef considering any cll~jcction10 [lie
s c c i i o ~67,
tncdificat~onwhich may he rcceivcd rr(rtlni thcin w ~ t h i nsuclt
rimc as niay be fixed b y rlic Cllnirninn.
Y ~ w c ~ D ~ 69. Subjccr, i n r l l c casc 01minor work kvhich is a dirrric~schemc, to

Board lo
smclion tlie provisions olsccrions 67 and 6S.tlie Board niay sanction any scl~cnic
s ~ h c n wTar for a n ~ i n o rwork wirhour refercncc ro any orher :tutbr)riry.
n1:nur waks.
hblicarion 70 Such parriculnrs may bc prcscribcd by rulcs made under scc~ion
urpmrcu\m
ofdcrailcd 129 or ;dl dcra~fcdprojccrs ror ~najorworks, whcthcr such lrurks arc
pmjccts fc~r districl cchcmc3 approvcd ur,drr seclion 68 or a~hcrschcmcs, shall bc
major works.
publistled by nolilicalion Tor gcnc'ral inforrnatiun, and copics nf the
no~ific;ltiniishall he scnr forlhwilh to the '[S~atcGovcrn~nenr].
Pwcrdurc s lhe dale uf Ihc

71. ATlcr tlic cxpiry of a period or 11vc.l n l o n ~ l ~Irom
31K1
p~rblica~io~l publication ol the notific;l~io~\ undcr scc~ian 70 and nrrtr considering
olfmiculars ariy ohjcclions which may havc hucli rcceivcd, thc Boord-
t ~ r dclailcd
i ~
pmjcct.
(a) in rhc casc of major work csrimaled ro m s t no1 mnre rhan
rbnc lakh of ruyxcs in respcct of whicll no objection ha\ hzcn
rcce~vcdrrom the '[Sralc Go~lernnienl].slntll cillier sar~crion
lhe execution of the' schemc or pass such oll~crordcrs ns r bcy
may think ti\;
(b) in rhc casc of i h major work cstimarcd to cost no1 rnrlre than
onc lakh of rupccs in rzspcct or which un objcc~ion1~13bccli
rcceivcd frn~nthe '[Sure Govcrnmcnt], and i n rhc casc of ;I
major work usri~nitledlo cosi mr~re~ h a none lakli o f nlpees.
shall rcjcct or abandon thc sohernc or sanction the zxccutic~n
or 111~schc~nca f ~ c Iin~ingrccci\~ed
r tlie approvll of lhc '[S~nic
Govcrnnie~i~J:
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Providcd rhal no~hingconuincd in Illis Act shall authorise thc Board

lo snnc~ionc ~ cxeculc
r nriy work conrrnry ro n prohihi~ionundur rl~clirsl
provisa lo clausc (b) of section 4 I , or witlir,ul previc~ussanr~ionundcr
clause (c) of that scction or iri contravenrion of thc provisions of s c c ~ i o ~ l
72. A dislricl rncrnber Iron1 lhc dislricr c o m m i ~ ~ ofeach

cc disrrict in m g n ~ l
nxlrnkrs
which any por~ionor ~ h work c is proposed 10 bc cxeculcd, shall, subjcc~ ,,h
ro ~ l l provisions
e or seclion 1 I , bc surtirnoned to :my n~eeringof (hc Board summ[lyd
10 ccnnln
a! which a dislrict schernc which is a major work is tn bc deal1 w i ~ h l,ccringl,~
undcr secrion 7 1. l h Board.
CHAPTER V11
Taxation.
73. A11 navigable channels under ~ h con~rol

r of tlic Dozlrd shell be TtlcCnn315
Act. 1 S6J. lo !
dccnled lu be navigable channcls ilorificd by LIIC '[Sla~eGorrer~tmcnl]
B'n- A c t V under section 2 of rhc Canals Act, 1564, and ~ h cprovisions of ihc said n~vigabIc ;
r1118M. channels.
Act shall apply lo and bc in forcc as rc.giuds all such channels.
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74, No~wi~listiinding anything conlaincd ill thc Canals Act 1861, 'rhcBomdro I
dischyct
thc Board shall, in rcspecl d a l l lincs of navigation undcr rhcir conrrnl, ccnMn
discharge thc luncrinns OF rhc person :lppoi nlcd to cr>!lccrtolls un~lcrthe (unction'
undcrllic
Canals ALL.1864, 2nd of the supervisor (11a line or na\,igalion undcr c,,~,~,l,
l h a ~Act, 1801.
75. The Board lrtay rcquire thc owner orcvery stcnrn-vesscl used Tur T a o n ihc
~ h iransporl
c ofpasscngers or of goods on lincs of naviguzion under thc ~ ~ ~ ~ s o f
control of ~ h cBoard- X~~LWI~.
(a) Lo pay tr) [he Board such pcrcentagcs or1 lie Part: reccivcd in
resprct o f such passcngers, or such rarc according lo ~ h c
nurlibcr of such passengers, as !nay hc prescrihcd by rhc Board
wirh !he sanclion o l [he '[Srnrc Governmcn~],
(b) LO pay to the Board such pcrcentagcs on thc Irzigl~rrcccived
i n rcspecl or such goods or o i any class of such goods, or
such rale according LO rveighr, quanrity or volumc of such
goods, or any cl:ws of such goods, ils may hc prescrihcd by , .
the Board with 1112sanction o f the '[Slalc Government].
76. (1 ) The orvncr of evcry steam-vcssel rcfcrred to in sec~ion75 flu.~~crsof

shall prcpnrr and deliver, or cause 10 be prcparcd and dclivercd. LO rhc f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ w
Cl~ilirmanLI rcturn ror cvery quaricr showing in thc for111prescribed hy rlu~ncrly
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The Ber~grrlIVIitc~~+iys
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rulcs rnade undcr szcrion 129 all pnasengcrs and goods or othcr arricles
carricd by rr~clivesscl, on account ofw11o111or w l ~ i c hlhe lax rmposed by
sccrion 75 is payublc, and shall-subscribe, 'at the In01 of such TeLurn. a
dccIaralion or tbc iru~lirhercnf.
( 2 ) Evcry such rerurn shall bc delivered rr, [he Chainan or posted
to his adtlres~wirhin Iwo months nfrel- thc cnd of llie quarlcr lo which ir
rc!alcs.
(3) lr [his ACLcomes inlo forcc durirlg n quanrr. rhc flrsr illtla said
relurns sliall bc made Tor rhe unexpircd porrion of rhal quancr.
Inqulr). and 77. (I) Thc Chairman may dirccr an inquiry to bc made by an officer
csnihratr by o f ~ h cBoard i n ordcr ro aaccrrain the nmouni reccived by rhc owner of
Chairman ;1.j
ID arncunr of any stcam-vessd rcfcrred to i n scclion 75 on accounr of passengers and
rsu due. goods, or ~ h nurnbcr
c o f passengers, or tl~cwcigh~.qunnlity or volumc o r
goods or any class ofgoods, carried hy the vessel during any quarter and
on receiving the rcporr of such olficcr may cer~i fy rhe aniounl due from
\he owner. A copy of the ccnificalc shall bc x r v c d o n rhc owner by pos~.
and the uwncr shall tllcreupon he liable. subjccr to the provisions of
sub-scctions (2) and (31, to pay lhe terrified amounr ~ogethcrwith any
amounl payable as pcnally on a vonviclion undcr scclion 148.
( 2 ) An owner Cram whon~any irmouni has been cer~ifizdunder
sub+scc~ion ( I ) L V bc duc inny appeal ro ~ h c'[S~atcGo\~ernmer~r], wi~hin
~ h i n ydays allcr Ihe scrvice of [he copy of the cenifica~e,lo c;rncc! or
modify such ccnificarc and the ' I S l a ~ eGovcrnrnenr] arrer calling for
such infornution and csusins such inquiy, i f any, lo bc made as ii ~ h i n k s
171, shell de~erminerhe amount, i f any. for which rhc owher shall bc
liable and shaIl cancel, modify or confirm thc ccrrifiuate accc~rdingly.
13) Whcre 3n owner hag appealcd In [he 'IS~ateCovcrnmcnr] under
suh-scccion (2)hc shall nor he linblc, pcnding lhc ardcrs aF (he '(S\a!c
Governmcnt] on the appcal, LO pay ro ~ h Board c any parr nf thc atnoun1
i r i rcspcct of whlch Iht cer~ifjcatehas hecn madc, excepl such par[ as he
admits to he due horn him 10rllc Board.
78, Evcry nmounrduc rrom the owncr era slcatn-vessel in rcspccl of
any rnx imposed undcs scc~ion75 shill bc paid ~ r rsucll manner and
wi~lunsuch period as may bt: prescribed by rules mxde undcr section 129.
Po* cr of 79. ( I ) Wirhthc previous sanctionoTrhc '[Sraic Governnlcnt)

R03rd 10 Board may, hy nolificacion. pivc nn~iccof t h e ~ rincen~inn10 lcvy liceiiue
\c\y licr.ncc
rk~. i'ces i n rcspcct of any cIass of vesscl using any line o r navigation undcr
lhe ct)n~rolof 111cBoard.
(2)Ellcry nt~liLca(irmihwcd under sub-sec\ion { l) shall bc published
al such placcs and for such pcriorl 3s tlit '[Slate C l o \ ~ r n m e n t ]luay fix,
and shall spcciry-
- (a) the liccncc fec which iI is proposcd 10 impose;
(h) (he place or collzaion or such fcc: and
'.7t?efnu~-nrn~e
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89. All p;iymcnls duc Tram lhc Board for intercq~on, dr Ihc rcpnymcn~ PnunQ'uf
p q r \ w n L far
of. loans, shnll bc 111arlc in priorily to all nttier paymrtrrs dul: from the inlsmsl
j
Board. rcpay~ylllcnrof
Iw~ns.
510. Every loat1 t a b by thc Board untlcr seclion 82 shall bc rcpaid Rcpnvrllcn[
withiri [he pcriud approvcd by thc '[S~sltcGovernment] undzr 1ha1scotion. oiloms
1alic11under
and, sut~jccrro ~ l l eprovisiot~siil' s ~ b - s e c t i o(2)
~ ~ol'section 1 17. by such s ~ ~ I~ ~1 ~. > ~ I
or tllr following mc~hodsas may be so epprovcd, iidiilc1y;-
(3) from n sinking fund esleblislied under scclion 91 in rcrpccr
o r thc loan, or
(b) by paying cquef yearly or 11all-ycarly instalmcn~of principal.
or uT principal and ins~erest,rhroughoul rhc said pcriod, or
(e) if I h e Uonrd hnvc, beforc borrowing money nn dcbentures,
rescrvcd, by iic~iic'e,a power LO pay off lhc loall by
periodical ins~nln~cnls and to selcd by lo1 rhc panicular
drbzn[urcs 10 be discliargcd a1 par~icularperiods-lhcn by
paying
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sucti insri~lmenrs a1 such periods, or
(d) rrunl ~tloucyborrawcd for thc purpose under clnuse (h) of
scclio~iR2, or
(c) rrillii tlid slnklng fund cslnblished under scclion 91 in
rcsprcl af ihc loan and par~lyfrom ltloncy borrowed Tor thc
purpose undzr clnusc (b) or seclion 83.
Y 1. ( I ) Whenever t l ~ c '[Stair: G ( ~ v c r n m c n ~have

] approved [hc
~siwnr
~ ~2ndb l i ~ h -
rcpaynlcnt ol'a loan [rum a sinking fund, ~ h c Board sfiall csriiblisli such ,in,
rt~ncland shnll p : ~ yinto il cvcry ycar, until die loan is repaid, a sun1 so rjfsinkinl:
Cu~lds.
calculated I ~ : I I , if regularly paid rhrougl~outrhc period appro\~cdby lhc
'ISlalc Guvcrnlncntj under sectibn 82, il would, with accuinulalions in
thc wi~yo ~ c ~ ~ l i p o inlcrcst,
und hc sufficient, afrrr pyrnen! ofall expenses.
to pny off ttie loan a1 thc cltd or Illat pcriod.
( 2 ) 'l'he rnle of in~crcsron lhe basis o l ivhict~rhc sum relcrrcd ra in
sub-~cction( I ) sl~arlbc cnlculuied shall bc such as may hu prcscril.rcd by
Ihc 'IS~aleGovcrnmenrl.
92. ~ o ~ i v j l h s ~ annylhing
~ i d i ~ ~conrnined
~ in scc~ion9 I, il' a1 any rimc rorwrro
disconlilruc
111c sum standing el crcdil OE I ~ Csinking fund cs~ablishedTor lhc p,)ll,,l,
fcpnymeni of any Imn. is of such nmounl lhnr, i T allowcd 10 a c c u o l u l : ~ ~lnlos~nlin!:
fund.
~
ill thc rale of inlcrzst prcscrihcd under sub-szc~ion(2) o f llla~scc~ion.ir
will hc sufficicnr to rcpay thc Ioan at tbc cnd nC the pcriod approved hy
thc '[S~ateGoucrnmcnt] undcr scc~ion82, hen, wilh ~ h pcrnlissionc of
111c '[Srnre Govcrnmcnt] ri~rlhcrannual paylnenls inlo such funds may
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lnv~lrwnl 93. ( 1 ) All moncy paid inlo any sinking tirnd shall as soon ns possible
of sinking
iund. r, bc inves~cd,under the orders'oi thc Boatd. in-
(a) Govcrnmcnl sccuritics, or
(b) sccurirics guaranteed '[by Ihc Ccniral o r rhc Stale
Governmen4, or
(c) C a l c u t ~Municipal
~ debenlurcs, or
(d) debcnturcs issued by [hc Pon Commissic~ners,or
(c) dchenrures issucd by ~ h Board,
c
in the join1 nilnies of lhc Secretary to lhc Governmcn~oT:[Wcsr Bcngal]
in the Financc Deparlmcnl and rhe Accounrant-Gcncml, 'PVesr Bengal],
ro bc heId by Ihcm as Lrusrces fur tlv purpose of repaying from iimc lo
lime rhc debcnlurcs issued by thc Board.
(2) All dividends and orhcr sums rrceivcd in rcspccr or nny such
investmen[ shall, as soon as possiblc aflcr rcceipt. be pitid inro rhc
appropriare sinking fund and invcsred i n thc nianncr prcscribcd by sub-
sccrion (1).
(3) Any inveslmcnl made under this scclion may. from t i ~ n cro ~ i m c ,
suhjec~to ~ h provisions
c o l sub-scction ( 1 ), he \':uied or Iransposcd.
91. The aforesaid lrustees may liarn lime to lirnc apply any sinkin:
fund or any par1 rhercof, in or towards 1112 disch,uge (.I(il~cLaan or any
par1 of the loan for which such fund was cstablisl~cdand un~ils u c l ~loan
is wholly discharged shall no1 apply the same lor any othcr purpose.
Annual 95. (1) The aforesaid irustecs shall, at the cnd of every financial
slnrumcnr by year, rransn~irto thc Chairman a sintelncnt shawing-
VU<lW.
(a) thc amount which has bccn invcsrrd during-rhc yznr undcr
secrion 93,
(b) ~ h cd a ~ cof lhe Iasr invesrmcnl made previous to lhc
Lransmission or rhe slaremcnt,
(c) [he aggregale amounr of Ihc securi~iesheld by t h c n ~ ,
(d) thc aggrcgatc amount which has, up 10 [he dare of rhe
slarcmenr, bccn applied undcr section 94 in or towards
repaying loans, and
(c) ~ h caggrcgalc aniount alrcady paid into each sinking fund.
'The wods "by rhe C u n l d or rk Provincial Guvsrnlnsn~"wcre originally subh~ilufcdfor

l l ~words
: "by 11icCovcmrncnr" by p m . 3 a d Sch. LV to thcGo\rn\n~nrof Indin (Adaprarion
or Indim Laws) Ordcr. 1937, and thcrral~crrht: word "Slalc" was subslilulcd lor rhc word
"Provincial" by pan. 4 ( l ) orrhc Adnp~aliunof L ~ w Ordtr.
s 1950.
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(2) Evcry such slare~nentshall be laid before ihe Bonrd and published
by notificnrion.
96. (1) The said sinking funds shall be subjeci 10 nn~iualexaoii~iation Annual
cx.u~iinaiion
by [lie Accountant-Gcneral, '[West Bengal], who shall ascenain wliether orsinIiillg
[he cash and'thc currcn! value (IT 111c sccuri~iesa1 credil of such funds al-c runds,
aclually cqual ro thc nmounr which wc~uldhnvc zlucumul;~~cd hiid
invcstmcnts bccn regularly madc and had thc rnrc of inlcrcst es originnlly .
esrirnaled been ohraincd rhcrcfrom.
(2) T11c Board shall k)rthwith pay inlo any sinking fund any i1nlr)unr
which ~ h cAccoun~nncGcncralmay ccrtiry to bc dclicicnt, unlcss ~ h c
?[S[alc Governmenl] specially sanciions a gratluai rcndjusrmen~. !
97. (1) If the Bnilrd fail- Pnlccdun: if

Bonrd Tail ro
(a) 10 pily any in~crcstduc in rcspccr o r any loan rihkcn in make any
' pursuance o f sec[ion 82, or pnymcnr or
i~ivcslli~cnl
in
{h) lo makc any pnyrncnt prescribed hy section 90, sccrion 91 or ,,Fclo~
sub-scction (2) o r sccdon 96, or !oms.
(c) 10 mnkc any invcs~mcn!prcscrihcd hy scction 93,
Ihc ![Srarc Governmcnr] may lake possession of any money or orher

asscw, movablc or immovilblc, belonging tcl ~ h Bnard
c and of all rcnts
and other income of he Board, and out of thc arorcsilid runds, asscu or
inconlc may direcl [he Accountant-General. '[iVes[ Bengal], l o make
sucll paymcnt or sct asidc and invcst such sums as o u g h ~lo have heen
invested under rhc said sccrion 93.
98. Thcrc sh;~llhc pnyahIc hy the ?[Sra~eGovernmenr] lo he Board Govemmnl

conhibulion.
during the first tive years after [he cotnrncncemcnl of tllis Act an annual
contrihurion of no1 less rhan two lakhs and filry thousand rupees pny-
ablc in cqual insraln~entson 111efirst day of each quarter and afier the
expiry ofthe a h n v e period such annual conlribu~ionas may be determined
from lime to lime by he ![State Government]:
Prnvided that on he represen~a~ion of lhc Bonrd or orhcrwise thc
![State Govcmmcnt] may ruisc irs conrrihution to ally sum larger rhan
lhe amount provided in this scctiorl.
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Conrribulion 09. Nolwi[tis~andinganything conraincd in [tic Cnlcurta Por~Acr, J3.'n.Aclltl

or lS90.
1
1-
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1890, or in any o ~ h cAcr. r thc Port Cornrnissjoncrs may, with the pre~rious --
sioncrsror sanction o f the '[Ccnlral Govcrnmcntj. pay I'rom lhc I'unds of tlic P o r ~
any work
k,rficid C o ~ ~ ~ t i i s s i o n to
c r sthc Board a conlribulion towards the cost or any
lo the Pofl work execurcd or l o bc cxccutud by [he Board wliich in ~ h apinion c or
uf Calcutr~
ilic '[Central Govcrnmcntj w i l l be direclly or indirectly bci~cficial10~ h c
Porr or Calcutta.
Mnnncrol" 100. 11 his Acr is direcrcd ro comc into lorcr: during a qunncr, die
paymcnl
conlribu,ion lira insralmcnl of thc conrribulion payable under secrio~i93 sllall bcar
ror[ltcfirsl such proponion to the sum~payahlethereunder as ~ h uncxpircd
c portion
quancr.
o r that quarter hears l o rhc whulc quarrcr.
alimalcsur101. ( I ) Tli: Ctlairn~anshall, ar e spcciul mccdng to be held in tlie

inuulllcand
cxwnditurc month uf J:tnu:iry i n cavh ycnr, lay before the Board a
n es~imarcor thc
laid incomc and cxpcndilurc of (lie Board for 111e ncxr cnsuing financial year.
annually
bcloi~~k (2) Evcry sucli csli~naleshall n ~ a k eprovision for rhc duc rulfilmen[
Board.
o f all i l ~ eliahilirics ol'rhc Buard and Tor thc crficicnl adminisiration of
h i s Acl.
(3) Evcry sucll cstimaie shall differentiate capital and revcnuc funds.
and shall be prepared in such form, and s h d l conritin such dctails, as the
![Slate Governmcnr] or thc Board mny from iimc to i i ~ t i edirccr.
(4) Evcry such ustimate shall be co~npletedand prinrcd, and ;I copy
ihcreof sent, by post or otherwise, ro each Trusrcc at Icils~icn clcar days
before the dale of rhc mccrine 211 which thc cslimatc is to bc laid before
~ h Br~ard.
c
Snncrion or 102. Ttle Board shall consider every eslinlnlc sri laid hclorc thcm,
H o ~ r trul
,,inLl,cs, and shall sanc~ionthe same, eithcr witli(~utzlltcr~tionor wirti SUCII
al~eratioiisas [hey may think fit.
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~I 103. ( I ) Evcry such csiirnntc, as snnctioncd by he Board. sllall be
Srafc
Cu,,tmnlcnl s~lhniilrcdtorhc '[Starc Govcmmcnt], who may, at any time w i ~ h i n~ w o
tocslirllnlcs. nlon~lis:~Trcrrcccipl uf thc same.-
(a) approve (he estiii~ale,or
(h) disallow thc csrim:~tc or any portion rhcrcol; and relurn the
csrin~arer o the Board for arncndmcnt.
' n w c \votljs \VCR: subslirulcd Tor ~hcwords "Local Covtrnmen~"hy para. 3 and Sch. 1V to
:he Govcrnnlc~~i or India (Adgpl;~liono l Indian 1 ~ ) v h Ordvr.
) 1937.
'Scc Ihol-note I. on payc 277. ( I I I ~ F .
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(2) [r any cs~imaleis so returned lo thc Baard, ~ h c yshall rorrhwirb

':: procccd 10 artlcnd i i , and shall rc-suhmit thc cslimatc, as umcndcd, 10
111c '[Statc Government], who may thcn approvc i ~ .
~~~~~
101. (1) A special meeting of ~ h cBoard shnll bc held as soon as S ~ c i a l
may be expedient after the day nppuinlcd undcr sub-sccrion ( I) of seciion
23 and rhe Chairman shall a1 such spccial mcering lay before [he Board fifirmli~rae
an esrirnilrc or thc incomc and cxpcnditure of [lie Board for the poi-~ion arl"lhc
cunsrilu~ion
or rhc Lnnnciel year which on the said day had not expired. ~rlhU c OX~
( 2 ) The provisions of sub-scctions (2) 10 (4) o r scction 101 and

sectinns 102 and 103 shnll apply to rhe said estima~e.
105. (1) The Board may, ar any timc during ~ h ycnr

c fur which any ~upplc-
c hccn sanc~ioncd,cnusc a supplemeniary eslimare lo hc
e s t i r i ~ a ~has
prcpnrcd and laid beiorz them at a special mecring.
z::;$s
(3) Thc provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) ~ >scc~ion
r I01 and
sec~ions102 and 103 shall apply to cvcry supplcmcnrary cstimaie.
106. (1) No sum sliall be expended hy or on hch:~IC or I hc Board Adkxnr~

unless the expendirurc c l C thc silrnc is cuvcrcd by a currtnl budget- ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~
grant or can bc mct by rc-appropriarion or by drawing on thc clnsiny ttniinceoi
cIosillp
balance. bdann:
(2) The closing balance shall not he rcduccd hclow onc lakh or rupccs
wi~houtthc previous saXc~ionof rhc '[St3rr: Govcrnmcnt].
(3) The Follorving items shall hc caccprcd from rhc provisions of
sub-scciions I 1) i t n d (2)- namc1y:-
(it) rc-pilymcnts o f inoncys hclonging to conlracrors or otl~er
pcrsons and hcld in dcposir, and or moncys, collected by, or
c o d by mislake;
credired 10,~ h B
(11) payinenls due under a decree or order of a Courr p:~sscd
agains~[be Board or against [he Chairmi~n es-ofJicio, or
under arl award by a Courr undcr rhc Land Acquisi~ion
Act, 1 894;
(c) SUIIIS paynblc undcr n compromise of any suit or o ~ h e rlegal
proceeding or claim cflcctcd under scc~ion137;
( d ) s u m s payable under [his ACLby way conipcnsation;
and
(c) pilymcnls rcquil-ed ro mcct somc prcssing cmcrgcncy.
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(4) Whcncvcr any sunk exceeding livc thousand rupccs is cxpended

undcr clnusc (c) of sub-secrion (3)- thc Chairman shall rorrhwith reporl
ihc circumsranccs lo the ' [ S I ~ IGovcmmcnt],
C and shall a1 rhe same lime
cxpluin how rllc Board propose lo covcr ~ h cxpcndilurc.
c
of
Kcucip~ 107. ( 1 ) All tnoncys payable 10 the Board shall be rcccivcd by
IIIOIIC~S. .md
dc,,oslrinlhc [he C I I I ~ T I I I ~and
I I , shall forthwith he paid inlo the Imperial Bank
Imprid of [ i ~ d i aar a branch rhcrcol or inlo a Government lreasury ro h e
Fi: blfa
Govcnllnrnt
crcdil of an accounr lo be callcd "Thc ?west Bcngill] \Varcrwnys Board
Fund."
tct3SUTS:
(2) 'nje Chair~l~anmay, on hchalf of, and with rhe sanction of, thc
Board trnnsicr any money ar rhe crcdir of [hc said ilccuu~ilhcrwcen the
Imperial Bnnk of India, sucti of irs brrrnchcs and such Govcrnmcni
rreasuries as Ihc B o d may Trum lime lo rime deterinine.
In\rcs~~~lun~ 1011. (1) Surplus moneys ar ~ h crcdir

c of ihc said account may [rum
U ~ S U ~ ~ U S
money. lime lo lime be-
(a) deposircd at inrcrcst in the Imperial Bank of India or in any
olher Bank in Calcutla npprovcd by the '[Stale Gnvernrnenr]
in this hchalf, or
(b) invesred in any of [he sccurirics or dcbcnlurcs hcn~ioncdin
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sub-scction ( 1 ) of scction 93 of his Act or in sccrion 20 of
[he Indian Trusls Acl, 1 882. 11 or 1882.
(2) All s u c h dcpr)sits and inveslments shall bc made by rhc

Chairman on bchalr of, and wirh [he sancrion of, the Board; and, wirh
he like sanction, [lit Chairman may at any time wirtrdraw any deposit
so madc, o r dispose or any sccurirics, and rc-dcpi)sir or re-invest
rhc money s o withdrawn or rhc procccds of thc disposal r ) l such
sccuritics.
Payr~~cnr~ 109. ( 1 ) No payment shall be madc by the Itnpcrinl Bank or Indin,

by chcquc.
or any of its hrnnuhcs or a ~overnrnen;rrcasury our of the a c c ~ u nrcrcrrcd
l
Lo in scction I07, except upon a chcquc.
(2) Paymcn! o r any sum due by he Board exceeding one llundrcd
rupces in nmounl shall he wade by means of a cheque, and no1 in any
orhcr way.
'Sce fool-now 1 on pagc 177,rd,rtc,
'Scr foor-norc 3 on pngc 177,rdtrrc,
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~ ~ . ~ 2.)
(Clrrtpter VIII.- ~ i r ~ a r ~ c ~ ' . - S e c t i o110-11
110. ( I ) A11 ordcrs for nlaki~rgany lransrcr wider sub-sccrion (2) o f SignnLux
:* ofodca
secrion 107 or tor making any deposir, invc>imcii~,
wiiltdnwal or disposal ,d,
under sec~ion108 shall he signed- sccrions 107
and 105, and
(a) hy he Chairman and rhe Secretary l o ~ h Board,
c or vhcrlucs.
(b) in thc cvcnr of the illncss or r~ccasionalabscncc frtlm

Calcur~no f lhc Chairman or thc Secretary, thcn by thc
Secrclary or ~ h cChairman, as rhc c:isc nlny be, and by ;I
Trus~eeolhcr than rhc Chainnan.
( 3 ) A l l cllequcs rcrcrrcd to i n secrion 109 shnIl lx signed-
(a) by rhc Chairman aiid [tic Scrrclary ro [lie Board, or
(b) in [lie evcnl o r thc illnchs or accnsioniil abscncc rrom Calcurln
of [he Chairman or thc Scct.c[ary, [ticn by lhc Sccre~aryor
rhc Chairman, as \he cast may hc, and by a Trustcc olhcr
lhan llv Chnirman, or
(c) in [hc cusc o r payincnts which a Wa!el.ways Exccutivc
Engineer or orhcrofhcrlr of [tie Board may makc under rules
mndc undcr sec~ion129, thcn by such E~iginccrur olliccr, as
[hc case may hc.
111. Bcfclrc thc Chairman or any uthcr 'l'rustee or rllc Sccrc~uryor 3 11u1y of
Warcnvays Exccu!ivc Engineer or any orhcr olfiucr nf the Board signs a ~~~~~L~~
chcquc undcr scc~ion1 10, hc shall satisfy himsclf ther thc sum For which kro-
such chcyuc is drawn is required for u purpose or work spccificnlly
sancrioned by rhc Board or is an irem oronc of [hc excepled dcscripdons
:c$:s,
spccilicd in sub-section (3) or secrinn 106.
112. ( I ) The cxprcssion "cos[ o i maniigcn~cn[",as used i n thc kbnirion

rollrtwing secrions i n this chapler, means- uf "COSI of
lnmag-
111un1",
(a) rhc pay and house-rcnl al[o~vancc[ i f any) or thc Chairman
or ucling Chairman, and thc rontrihulions rcrtrrcd tr) i n
sub-scclion (2) of section 14;
(h) all fees and vavclling al1orvanc.c paid under sec[iol~35,
for auendnncc i\r mee~iiigs:
(c) all traveIIing a1low;rncc paid l o ~ t ~ e m b c r(IT
s disrricr
cornmillees undcr 3ccric1n 57;
(d) all grunts made ro ihc disrricr comini[rees lbr carrying oul
thc purposes of !Itis Act:
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(c) tbc pay, fccs and allmvanccs of, and the conrribu~ionspaid
undzr scciion 136 in respect of, officers and servants of
thc Board w h o arc employed i n accordance will] thc
provisions of sccrion 24;
(f) tile retilunrrn~ionof olhcr cmployccs of thc Board cxccpr
employees who are paid by rhc day or whosc pay is dircctly
charged lo work;
(2) thc cosl. if nnl chargcahle lo any specitic work, of working
I~uncbcs:\nd othcr boars inainlained by lhe Board; and
(h) all urfi'rtcc cxpcnses incurred by !hc Board and by rhc disirici
committee.
(2) Thc cxprcssinn "orfice expenses", in clause (h), means cxpcnscs
incurrzd for carrying on officc work, and includes the rcnr of offices, the
provision of furniture heref for, and c h a r ~ c sfur prin~ingand s~a~inncry.
Krcpingof 113. (1) Thc Boilrd shall kcep acapiral account and a revenue account.
capi~al
accounl .and (2) The capi tal accounl shall show scpxiltcly all cxpcntli~urcincurred
rcvcnue
accoUIlI. by rhc Board on cvery work which rhc Board,-With rllc sanciion or thc
'[Srarc Govcmmcnt], may dccide l o Finance fr6m capiral account.
114. There shall be crzdited to thc capiral account-

(a) all moneys received on account of loans rakcn by ~ h Board c
in pursuance of section 82 or sec~ion83;
(b) thc procccds 01thc sale of any land vested in the Board, or if
the cosi of thc land was paid from revcnue accounl or out o f
an advance fro111rcvcnut: account, only rhc portion of rhc
sale proceeds which remains a i ~ c rcrcditing to thc rcvcnuc
account the sum paid or advanced from i ~ ;
c of any movable properly (including
(c) ~ h cprocccds r)f ~ h sale
1001s and plants and sccuriries for money invested from the
capital accoun~)bclonging In ~11eBoard;
(d) all lump sums received from [he Government or any orher
sourcc in aid of the capital accounl;
(c) all prcmia received by [he Board i n connection wirh leases
Tor any tern1 exceeding thirry years;
(0 all moneys resulting from rhe sale af vecurities by direciion
of the '[State Government] under scc~ion118; and
(g) all sums (if any) which the '[State Governmenr] directs, urider
sub-scclion ( 2 ) of section 1 1 7, to be credired to the capital
ilcctlunl.
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115. Thc mnncys crcdi~cdlo the capi~alaccounl sliall be llcld by !hc Application
:t orcapi~al
Board in [rust, and shall he applied 1- accoun~.
(a) mcc~ingall cosls n l framing and execuling such works as
rhc Board may, with llie sanction of the '[Slale Government],
decide to finance r r o ~ ncapi1nI accounl;
(h) 111c repayment of loans from lnoncy borrowcd in pursuimcc
olclausc (b) of section 82:
(c) milking, or contrihuling [awards [he cosl of making, survcys.
in pursuance of sec~ion145;
(d) mccring such proporlion of [he cosl of lnanagetnent as thc
Board may, wilh thc sanction of the '[S~ateGovernineni],
prcscribc in this bchall; and
(c) rcmporarily making good thc deficir (if any 1 i n [he revenue
account at llle end or any Gnihncial ycar.
116. Thcrt: shall bc crcditcd to thc revenue accounl-

(a) all proceeds rrceivcd by thc Board of taxcs, lolls and rccs
inipc>scdundcr Chapler VI1;
(h) all '* * * damages and procccds of confiscations
rcccivcd by thc Board undcr secrion 153;
(c) alI annually recurring sums rcccivcd rrom thc Govcrnmcnt
or any orher source in aid of ~ I I Z funds 3C tllc Board:
(d) all preniia received by the Board in connection with lcnscs
lor :my ~ c r mnnt cxceedirig illirly years;
(c) a11 rtnls of land vcstcd in thc Board; and
(0 all nthcr receip~sIly tlie Board rvhich are nor rcquired by
scc~ion1 14 tu hc crcdilcd rn [he capiial -accouii~.
117. ( 1 ) The moneys crcditcd to thc rcvcnuc accounr shall hc hcld by

thc Board in lrusl, and shall bc applicd ro-
(a) mccting all chargcs for interest and sinking fund due on
accounl o l any loan raken in pursuance of clause (a) of seclion
82, or scc~ion83, nnd all other charges incurrcd i n conneclion
with such loans;
(b) payin: all sums duc from [he Board in respec[ of rares and
~ a x c simposed by a local aulhorily upon land vested i n h e
Board:
%c wunl " l i n e " wmonlincd bypnm. 3md Sch. I V torIcGovc.m!~rnto l I ~ t d i a ( A d ~ p l ~ ~ i o ~ ~

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(c) paying thc cost (ir any) (IF maintnining an csrnhlishmcnt for
thc collcc~ionof tolls and revenue duc to [he I3oslrd;
(d) paying all sums whicl~thc '[Srntc Govcrnmcnt] may dirzc~
Lo bc paid to any auditor undcr scction 124;
(c) paying thc cost of managcmcnr, cxcluding such proporlion
thcrcoi as may bc d c h i ~ c dro thc uapiial accounr undcr
clausc (d) o l scction 1 15;
( f ) paying lhc cosr or works which thc Board. mccting. may
dccidc lo nlecr from rcvcnuc account; and
(g) plying all othcr sums duc iron1 rhc Board, o ~ h c rrhnn thnsc
which arc rcquircd by scction 115 10 bc dishurscd from thc
capiral accounr.
(2) Thc surplus (irany) rcmnining a f ~ cmaking
r rhcpaymcnts rclcrrcd
to in sub-sccrion (1) shall,
subject ro lhe main~cnanceof a closing balancc of onelukh of rupees,
and
excepl as provided in seclion I 19, and
unlcss rhc '[SPJLCGovcrnmcn~]otherwise directs;
he inves~ed,in [he nlanncr prescribed i n sec~ion93, ~o\vardsrhe service
of any loans ourstundin_p altcr thc cxpiry of sixly years from (lie
commcnocmcnl or this ACI.
P O ~ W S10 118. IF, a~ any lime after any surplus rci'crrcd lo in sub-section (2) or
scc~ion1 1 7 113s becn invcsled, d ~ c'[Stare Governmenr] is salisfied tl~ar
which any Ihc invcstmcnr IS no1 nccdcd fur thc scrvice of any loan referrcd lo in
surplus or that suh-scc~ion.i~ r n ; ~ ~ ' r l i r c c~ ~h cd c r t i t l ~ chccuri~ieshdd undcr thc
lhc~vclluc
account is invcslmcnl.
invmlcd.
r\d\vnica 119. (1) No~wirhsiandinganything con~i~incd in acclion 1 17. the Board

fro111rc\8snul:
accounrlo
may advancc any s u ~ n
slanding a1 thc crcdir of ~ h crcycnuc ilccounl far
capilal rhc purposc of rncciinz capi~nlcxpcndilurc.
account.
(2) Every such advance shall be refunded ro the rcvunuc accounl as
soon as may be praciicable.
R ~ V ~ L Y S 120. (1) Any dclicil in rhc rcvcnuc nccoun~ rhc cnd ol'3ny linancial
Cn)~rjcapiral
I1CCOUIII 10
ycar may hc madc gnrd by an advuncc r r t ~ m~ h capital
c account.
xvtniIc
accoun~. (2) Evcry such advnncc shall bc rclundcd lo thc capital acctwnt in
rhc lollowing financial yc;ir.
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121. The Board shall submil ro lhc '[Stale Government] ar thc cnd S~lbl1li"iun
:\ orabslnc~s
o f evcry financial year. nn absrrncr of rhc accounls of thcir receipts and,,,,,,,,r,
cxpendirure. lo Slalr
Coucm-
11Enl.
122. VICaccounls of thc Board shall, oncc in every financial year, bc Al~nualaudii
exalnincd and audited by such audiror as thc l[Sta[c Governmcnr] Inay "r"cOUnl'.
appoinr in this bchall'.
123. Thc auditor so appnimzd may,- powers or

audirnr.
(a) hy wrirtcn summons, rctluire rhc producrion bcrore llitn of
any documcnt which he may considcr neccssnry for rhc propcr
conducr of rhc audit;
(6) by writtcn summnrls rcquire any person having rhe cus~ody
or can~rotof, or bciog acciluntablc Car, any such docunien~lo
appcar in pcrson bcrore him; and
(c) retluire any person so appearing bcforc him lo ~nitkcanti
sign a declara~ionwith respcct to any such docutncnr, rn
answer any qucsdon, or to preparc a11d submil any slalelnznl.
124. Thc Board shall pay lo ~ h csaid nudiior such rcmunerrtrion as Rsmunun-
[inn of
[he '[Slate Governmcnl] may direc~. ai~di~or,
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125. Thc said nudilor shall- Rtpons ;md
in rorma~ion
(a) rcporl 10 the Boiad any mare+[ impropric~yor irregularity
which he may obscrve in rhc expenditure, or in [lie rccnvery rumi"hl.dby
auditor to thc
of moneys duc lo rllc Board, or i n thc accounrs, and r c p a t no;lrd.
the samc ro [hc '[Sratc Govzmmenl],
(b) furnish to rhc Board such infomla~ionas rhey. may Crorn lime
t o ~irncrequirc concerning lbc progrcss of his uudir, and
(c) within fourleen days aftcr ihecomplerion of his audir, Forward
his reporr upon thc accounls to thc Chairman.
126. Ir shall he thc duty of thc Board rorrhwirli lo rcmedy any defec~s Ronrd to
(ITirrc,oularirics rhat may bc pointed oul by rl~caudiror. R'IIK~~
ddccrs
poinrcd our
by auditor.
127. The Cl~ainnnnshall cause tllc repofl me~irioncdi r cIausc

~ (c) or Audi~ur'.;
szcrion 125. r(1 be printed and sllall rorwnrd n printcd copy thereol' 10
encll Trustcc, and shall bring such report bcfol-e tllc Board Tor Tru~rcc;~nd
z$';:3$
considurcd
consideration a[ tl~cirn e x ~mceting. by 8u;lrd.
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Publication 128. Within ~ w no ~ o n t t ~aFter
s rhc receipl o r ~ h said
c rcporr, rr will~in
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njissior~of such longel- pcriod as rhc '[S~alcGovernmcnr] may appoin!, ihc Board
ui nbslr~cr shall prcparc an abstrncr of rhc nocounrs lo which ir rclates, and shall
ollhc
aCCoUnL<.
publish such abs~racthy notification. and shall scnd acopy of thc abstracr
lo rhc '[Srarc Governmcnl].
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129. ( 1 ) With rhc previous sancrion of the '[S~ureGovcmmentl rbc

Board may ~ n a k crules for carry ins oul the purposcs of [his Acr.
(2) In parricular, and wi~lioutprejudice tn the gencraliry of rttc
foregoing powcr, die Board may makc rules-
(a) rcgulaljng elecrions under sub-seclions (l), ( 2 ) and (1)r d '
seclinn 8,
(b) prescribing tl~cda!c referrcd LO in scctior 10,
(c) rcgulaling thc su~nrnoningo f disrrict rr-mbcrs ro allend
muciings of the Board under scction 3 1 ,
(d) rcgularing rhc delepaion o f powcrs and du~iesof ~ h cBoard
10 con~rnittcesappointed undcr secrion 33,
(c) prcscribing ~ h cases
c in which and ~ h craws ar which
rravelling allownncc shall he payable undcr sec~ion35 and
the n~aximumamounL of fccs and rravelling allowance
payablc under sub-secrion (3) of rhal scc~ion,
(0 prcscrihing the ofliccrs by rvhomcsrimalcs may hc sancrioncd
and conlracrs made under hcclion 3X.
(g) regulaling navigarion and traHic undcr clausc (c) or scction
41.
(h) prescribing the manner in which incmbcrs arc lo be zlccred
undcr clauses ( 0 and (g) or seclion 47,
(i) prescribing (hc pcriod within which, undcr secricln 4'1,
members are lo bc elecrcd,
(j) prcscribing the ~nvcllingallownnce payable undcr stcrirm
57.
(k) rceulating ~ h conduu! c of busincss artd proceedinps of rhc
d i s ~ r i cc~o m m i ~ ~ eundcr
e section 58,
(1) rgulaling 1l1eclassificarion or works as o~aintcnanceworks
and new works undcr srclion 59.
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(m) prescribing [he pnrliculars LO bc published under sccdon 70

ol' dctililed projccls Tor major works,
(n) prescribing thc manner olpaymenl o f anmunts due in respect
of taxes imposcd under srcrion 75, and thc pcriods within
whicli such amounrs shall bc paid,
(0) prescribing thc lorn1 o f relurn in hc made undcr scdiotl 76,
(p) prescribine rhc payrnenrs which inay br: mndc by a Walerwnys
Execu~ivcEngincer or such cllher ofkicer undcr scclion 110.
(q) prcscrihing rhc proporrion o f ~ h ccost of tnanngcment l o be . .
mcr from capiml account undcr cliiusc (d) of section 1 IS.
(3) I n making any rulc undcr sub-scc~ion(1) or sub-sccrion (21, thc

Board may provide [hat a brcuch o f i t shnll hc punishable-
(i) with fine which may exlcnd to five hundrcd rupccs, or
( i i ) in cnsc of a con~inuinghrcach, with fine whiclr may cxrend
ro l i f ~ yrupccs for every day during which ~ h breach
c conrinucs
ilrrer r e c c i p ~01 w r i ~ r e nnorice from thc Chairman to I
discontinue [he brcach. !
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(4) If, in rhc apinion o f rhc '[State Govcrnmenl], il is ncccssary or
cxpcdient for thc purposes o f this Acl !hat any rulc should be tnadc under
this scclion and the Board rail 10 mabc, or l o proposc in il form approvod
by [lie '[Sln~cGnverntncnr], such rule within sucI1 1i1nr ns rhc '[Srarc
Govcrnmenl] may fix, the '[Siarc Governmcnr] may, subjcct to the
conditions of section 130, irself ~nnkcsuch rule. A rulc so made shall he
dee~ncd[o bc a rule duly made by the Board under [his scctinn.
130. ale powcr to make rulcs shall be excrciscd subject lo rhc following Condirio~~~
prrcrdcni to
condirinns:- ~llr:~llaking
(1) aher approval hy Ihe '/SL;IIC GovernmcnrJ draft rulcs shall

he published in 1l1e ?[OficialGa:c~le] Tor ;l period o i six
weeks;
(2) any objccrions receivcd lo the drai-I r u k s sl~allbe considered
by thc '[Slate G o v c r n n ~ e n l ]and the rules, aitcr such
mcdificntion as may bc necessary, shnll hc finally sanctioned;
(3) all rulcs which I~avcbccn linaily s;lnc~ionedshall be published
in rhc '[OflicialCaretre] and in such newspapers as rhe
'[Slalc Governnlcntl may direct, and >ha1l comc into c Fleet
on thc lifieenrll day a k r such publication in rhc '[Oflcirrl
Gcrzetfc].
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(Cl~nl~rer.IX.-Rrrles-Sccriotrs 131-13it.-Cl1ol>rcr X.-
135, 136.)
S ~ r p p b n e ~ i t uP)vvisio~rs.-Secriorrs
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131. ( 1 ) Thc Chairman shall cause all rules made by thc ' I S i a ~ c !
Covcrnmcni] under [he Canals Acl, 1 864, fur lhc mnnilgrment of lincs 6~11. ~ cv i
of ni~vignrionundcr the conlrol OF [he Board, and all mles made by thc 0 1 1 8 a . i
Board undcr clause (g) of sub-section (2) or scction 129, LO bc printed

in English and Bengali, and shall causc prinrcd copies thzrcnf la hc
delivered ro any applicant on pnymcnl of a price to be fixcd hy thc
Chairman.
(2) Noricc of thc Llct ihar copics of rulcs are obrainitblc nl the said
pricc. and of ~ h cplacc where and [tie pcrson from whom rhc same are
obininablc, shall be given by rhc Chuii-man by advcr~isemenrin local
newsppcrs.
Frcc supply 132. Copies of the rulcs dcacribcd in sub-scclion (1) of seclion 131
orcopizsoi shall he delivcrcd Crcc to cvcry pcrson paying a liccncc Tcc undcr
rulfi.
sec[ion 79.
Exhibilionol 133. Copics or the mlcs dcscribrd in sub-sccrion ( 1 ) of scciion 131
copics of shall be hung up in a conspicuous placc in cvcry Loll office o r [he Board.
rull.5.
134. The '[Stale Governn~cnr]may, nr any lime, by no[ificarion cancel

any rule madc by ~ h Board
c undcr sccrion 129.
CHAPTER X
Supplemental Provisions.
Sforris of Trrrstees, erc.
Truslm, 135. Evcry Truslcc, and cvery officer and scrviml of lhc Board shall
dc.. dccmd bc dcc~nedto be a public servarlr wirhin thc rncaning or srction 21 of the ACI x L v ~ r
public
MWrnIS. Indian Penal Code. 186fl.
Conrriburions 136. Ttie Board shall pay such cnn~ribu~ions for [he leave allowances
by Board
lo words and pension of any ![servant of thc Govcrnmcnl] c~nployedas Chairman
Iravc or as an officer or servanr o r thc Board, as may be )[required, by t11c
dlowxicts condi~iorrsof his scnjicc undcr thc Govcrnmcnl ro bc made by him or on
a i d lmsions
ufsen.anrs his bchalfj.
orrlic
Govcniliicnt 'Scr foot-noit l on plgr 1 7 7 . c~rlre.
rrnploytd 'See tool .nolc 2 on p q c 283. ~ I I I ~ .
u~idrr~liir 'TIlr. rvordr "rcquin'd. by rhc cnndiuoils oCIlis scnicr: under the Cmwn 11) hc ~nadcby h i n ~
na or on his k h n l r ' rvcrcorigindly substiiuttd for rhc wtlnls "prc<urikd i n m y g c n c d or spcial
ordtrs o r r k Govcrnn~111 Tor rcgulaling illr ~nnskruCGuvrmr~rcn~scnjanls ro lorcigns~.rvicc"
by pan. 3 and Sch. I V 10 rhc Gor.ernn~r.nrnf Indra (Adapiaiioll of Indian L;I\vs)Order, 1937.
;lnd r k r s a l ~ t r r hword r "Gortmmr.nr" \ ~ suhcr~rulvd
c lor ~ h word
c "Crown" by para. 4 I ) r ~ f
r l l r - A r l l n r l r ; r > n nT1 I * I . ~/lm,-r IOGO
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Tile Rettgul IVnrc~.\l~lrys
137. Thc Chainiian may, subjcct to [hc cuntrol or thc Board.-

(a) i n s t i ~ u ~dcrcnd
e, or withdraw from, l e y 1 proceedings under
this Acl or any rulc made thweundcr:
(b) compound any offcncc against [his Act or any rulc mode
tl~ercundcrwhich. under any law for lhe rime bcing ill Ibrcr.
may Iawrully bc compounded;
(c) adrnii, comproniisc or withdraw any claim made undcr this
Acr or any rul: made ~hcrcunder;and
(d) obrain or ilulhorisc [hc oblaining of such IcpI advicc and
assisrancc as he mily from timc to timc think il ncccssary or
expcdicnt to ob~nin,or as hc may bc dcsired by ~ h Board
c 10
obtain, for any of thc purposcs rcferred lo in diis scc~ion,or
h r securing [tie lnwful exercise nr discharge of any power or
duty vcstcd in or imposcd upon 111c Buard or any officer or
scrvanl of ihc Board. I
138. Nn suit shall he ~naintainablcagninsl rhc Buard, or any Trus~ee, lndcnmiry to
Board. crc.
i
I
or any orficcr or servanr of thc Board, or any person a c ~ i n gundcr ~ h r

direclion uf the Board or o f ~ h Chairman
c or of any officcr or scrvant of
the Board, in respcct of anyrhing lawfully and in yood faith and wilh
duc care and allention done undcr this Act or any rulc made rhrrcundcr.
139. No suit shall he instilured against 111eBoard, or any Truslee, or

any officcr or servanr of the Board o r any pcrson acling undcr [he direction.
of thc Buard or of ~ h Chairman
c or of any officer or scrvant of thc Board,
in rcspecl of any acl purprting lo bc donc undcr rliis Act or any rulc
madc thereundci, unril 1l1c cxpiralion of one monlh next ahcr writlcn
nolire has bccn delivcrcd or lerr at die Boxrl's office or [he placc of
abode or such officcr, servanr or person, staring thc cause of ac~ion,the
name and plnce or abode of ihc intending plnintiw, and tlic relicf which
he claims; and [hc plain1 musl coolain ;i sialelncol tlial such nutice has
bccn so dclivcred or Icf.
140. On thc wriiren npplicarion of [he Chairnlan 01. otl~crofficer 10

whom p~)wcrhas bccn delegalcd by rl~cChairman by general or spccial
order, any policr-officer abovc 111e rank oi conslnhle shall nrrcsl any
pcrson who ohrtructs any oFficer rir servenr or the Board in the excrcisc
o f anv of lllr POrvcr? r n n r ~ ~ r rhv
~r~l h i xA r r nr nnv r111r~113rl,=
~hrrr.nnA~lv
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141. Whenever, under this Act o r any rulc made thcreundcr. 111e&ling
or rhc ornilring to do anything or rhc validilg of anything clr the validily
of ;lny~hingdepcnds upon he approval, sanc~inn,consent, concurrcncc.
dcclaration, opinion or sntisfac~ivnof-
(a) tl~eBoard or rhc Chairman, or
(h) any orficer or servanl of the Board.
a wrillon douumenl, sig~led,in casc (a) by thc Chairman, and in casc (b)
hy tlie said oFficcr or scrvanl. purporting to convcy or sct forth such
approval, snncrion, consent, concurrence, dcclaration, opinion or
salisrilctinn, shall bc sufficicnr cvidencc of such approval, sanclion,
consent. concurrcnce, dcclaratiun, opinion or sntisractinn.
Validalion or 142. ( I ) No act done or. proceeding takcn under rhis Acr shall hc
acts and
pmxcdings. qucstioncd on ~ h ground
c merely ol-
(a) r l ~ cexislcnce o f any vacancy in. or any defect in the
constitution nl; the Bnard or any comrnit~co,or
(h) any pcrson having ceascd lo hc n Trusrec, or
(c) any Trusrec or a district rncmber hi~vinyvulcd or ~ a k c n
any oihcr part in any proceeding i n cr>nrravenlion of
seclinn 36, or
(d) any omission, dcicc~or irregularity not afrccling thc rneri~s
of he case.
{Z) Eveiy mccting or the'Board, thc minulcs clC t l ~ eproceedings of

which havc been duly signcd, ns prcscrihcd in sub-scc~ion(6) o f
scc~ion32, sball hc taken lo have hccn duly convencd and lo be free
liorn all dcicc! and irregulari~y.
Gcnunl 143. ln any casc no1 othcnvise expressly provided for in h i s Act, 11ie
P)\VNO~
Bonrd In pny Bonrd m a y pay reahonable cornpensiltion ro any person who sustnins
crj~upmaion
dnmagc: hy rcason c~fthc cxercisc of any of [lie prlwcrs vestcd, by this Act
ar any rule n~ndctl~crcunder,in he Board or lie Chairman or any ol-Lccr
nr qrrvnnr nT thr Rnard.
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141. Every public noricc: givcn urtdcr this 11cl or any rulc rnadc Public:
nollLl.%
Iherzunder shnll bc in wiring ovcr rbc signarurc of thc Cllnirnlan. and hou.robc
shall be widcly made known in llir 1r)caFity to bc affecrcd rhcrchy, by ltdc
known.
affixing copies rhcreor in conspicuous public places within tbc said
locnliry, or by publisliir~grllc salrie by bear nf drum or by adveriisemenr
in local newspapers, or by ;my IIVO or Inore of these mcans, i ~ n dby any
olhcr rncnns thnr i l ~ eChairman m;ly rhinlc f i t ,
145. -]'he Bonrd mny-

(a) Gausc a survcy of any [and 10 he made, whenever they SuflcYs.
orcontrib\rtc
considcr [ha[ a survey is necessary or cxpcdicnl fur carrying ~o*.:u~s
rhuir cosl.
our any of 111c purposcs or thiq Acl, or
(6) contribute ~nwnrdsthe cosr of arly such survey made by
any oiler local authoriiy. ,
146. (1) Tllc Cliairma~~, any o111crTrtls~cc,or an officcr of rhc Board Pnwror
cnr ry.
or orlur pcrson ncring under ~ l general
~ e or special ardcc u l any Truster:
or officer of the Board m;ly, wifh or wirhour assistanrs or ~vorkn~en, cnrcr
into or upun any land, in ordcr-
(a) ro make any inspccrion, survcy, measuremcnr, valuil~ion

or inquiy,
(h) lo rake levels,
(c) to dig or horc inlo d ~ subsoil.
c
(d) ro s c ~our houmlarjes and inwnded lincs ol' ~ v I ) I . ~ ,
(c) lo mark such Icvels, buundarius and lincs by placing marks,
and cullins ~rcncllcs,or
(I) to d o any orhcr thing,

whencver ii is ncccssary to do so for any of h c purposes (11- his .4a
or- i+ny rulc madc thereunder or 01' any work or nl' any inquiry under
h i s Act:
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Provided as follows:- , 1. -.
(a) nn such cnlry shall bc madc hctiyecn sunsct and sunrisc;
, ( b ) no dwelling-huuse, and no public building o r hut whiclr i s
used as a dwelling place, shall be so enlcred, unlcss with [he
conscnl o f thc occupier Ihcreol, without giving rhc said
occupicr Icas~~wcniy-fourhours' previous written noticz
or rhc inlendon lo make sucli entry.
(2) Wtiencver thc Chairman or olhcr person enrcrs into or upon
any land in pursuanc~'o f cub-seclion ( 1 ) h e shall. a1 Ihc rimc of such
cnuy. award compcnsarion for any damage which may be occasioned
by any prncccding undcr this sccrion. Any pcrson dissalislied wilh
the amount of compcnsation awarded under this sub-sccrinn may appcal
to ihc B a r d .
(3) Nnrrvilhs~andinganylhing containcd in rhis Acl, any parry

dissalished iuitli thc decision (IT rhe Board, may rcfcr rhc rliallcr ro
the civil court having jurisdiction in h c Inalrcr.
Punishrnmt 147. If any Trustcc. or any officcr or scrvanl of he Board. knowingly I

fur acquiring
slarr:or ncquircs, dircclly or indirccrly, by l ~ i ~ t ~ sor
c l tjy
f ally panncr, cn~ployer i!
in~crcs~in or empleycc, orhcrwise than as such Truslcc, officer or servant, any
cr.nmcr.
erc., will1 share or intcresr in any contracr or cmploymenr wirh, hy, or nn behalr
th: R o ~ r r . of, the Board, , .
no1 being a share nr imercsl such as, under sub-scc~ion(2) o r
scciion 12 ii is perrnissiblc Tor a Trustee 10 liavc \vithour hcinp thcre-
hy disqunlitied Ibr hcing appointed a Truutce,
hc sliall be dccmed lo havc conlrni~lcdan offencc undcr sec~ion168
of ~ h Indian
c Fend Codc. A<l XLV or
1 Y GO.
Pcnalry for 148. ( I ) If thc owncr OF any srcam-vcsscl omits l o ti~aC;cany

failun: I0
m k c miurn. rclurn rcquircd by scc~ion76 or refuses to sign or complc~cthe same. 1.: :
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r a y 43,v. elc, hc ~ h a lbei punished wilh firw which may exlcnd to onc thousnnd
rupces. I
(2) If, aticr being conviacd undcr sub-section ( I ) , IIIC orvncr persists
in ornilling to make, sipn or zo~nplcrca return. he sllall bc punishcd w i ~ h
a further fine which rnrty e ~ l c n dto five hundred rupees, lor evcry day
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(3) If lhe owner of any srcam-vcsscl Tai Is ro pay to the Board within
the pcriod prescribed by rules made under section 129 any amount due
to ~ h Board-in
c respccl of any lax imposed undcr sccriorl 75, hc shall be
punishcd wirh fine which may'extcnd lo five liundrcd rupees for cvery
day during which lhe amounl remains unpaid af~crLhc expiry of rhc said
period.
(4) I f a rerurn mndc and delivcrcd under s w ~ i o n76 is faisc or incorrect
- in any material particular, the pcrson signing thc slatemcnr shall be
punishcd with fine which mas exlend to five hundrcd rupees.
(5) A prosecution or convic~ion'under this scclion shall no1 alfect

h e liability of the orfcndcr to a prosecution undcr sccrion 199 of the
~a X L V ~ Indian Pcnal Code.
1860.
149. A n y persari w h o reiuscs or evadcs o r aliempls l o evade Pcndtyror
p a y m c n ~of any roll or licence fee duc under rhir ACL
shall be punished
wirh fine which may exrcnd lo fifty rupees or will1 imprisontnen~in
KtollorF ' ~ ' ~ ~
licu of fine which may extend to one month. licence f a .
150. Any person wbo wilrully causes. or aids in causing any ohsu-uction Penairy for
to any line of riabigat ion, or any damage lo [he hanks or works of such obs("c[ion
10 linc of
Iinc of navigarion, or .who wilfuIly omits to rcmovz such obsrruction naviplion,
after being Inwfully rcquircd so to do, shall be punished lvirh simple
imprisonment rvhich nay cxrend LO onc n~onrh,or w i ~ hfine which
may exlend 10 firty rupees. or wirh bolh, and shall also bc liable to
pay such amount as mhy be sufficicnl ro meel all rcasonablc cxpcnsrs
incurred in abating or rcmoving such ohsrruction, or in repairing such
damage, and such amount shall be recovered as a lint.
151. If any person bils to comply with any rcquisition'made under Pcnnty Tor
r:iilun: ro
sec~ion123, he shall bc punishzd- co~nplyw i ~ h
(a) wirh fine which may extend to one hundrcd rupees; or rcquki~ion
111adeby
(b) in case of a continuing riilurc, with finc which may iycxrnd
to fifty rupers for each day after the firs1 during which the
failure continues.
152. If any pcrson- Pcndty for

obs~clinp
(a) obsrructs or rnolcsls any pcrson with whom the Chairman conmcror
has enrercd into a conlmcL on behalf o f [he Board, in !he ~ ~ ! ' i n p
performance or execudon by such pcrson of his duly or of
anything which hc i s en~powcrcdor requircd LO do by
virluc or i n conscquence of this A c l or any 'rule madc
thcrcunder; or
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(b) removcs any mark scl up for rhe purpose of indicating any
level or dircclion ncccssary LO lhc cxecurion of works
authoriscd by [his Acl tlr any rule madc [bereunder,
i
he shall hc punished with tinc which may exlend lo lwo hundred
rupces, or wilh imprisonmcnr Tor a Lerm which may c x ~ c n dro two
Disposal offi~ies(rrrrl rlrrrrr~gcs.
ama ages 153. All '* * damages realized. and lhc proceeds of all
zzn~$
rionscobc
confiscations, in cases in which proscculions are insli~uiedunder this
Acr or any rule madc thereunder, shall be paid tn rhc Board.
paid lo
E d .
Porrr r of 154. (I)(i) If rhe Board sanction, cxccuie or nrrcmpt to sxeculc any
Smfc
Govemmnr work whkh in ~ h opinion
c of lhc '[SI~ICGovernmcnl], [he Bnard arc not
'oconml aurhorized to sancrion or excculc under his Acl, or
[he B o d ,
(ii) if, in ~ h copinion oflhc '[Stare Govcrnmcnt], he Board exceed
or abuse ~hcirpowers, or persistently n~akcdcfaul~in thc pcrforniance o f
any of tbc dulies imposcd on [hem by lhis ACI,
rhc =[Slate Govcmrnen~]may, by an order in wiling, rakc all or any

of the following acrions, namely:-
(a) cancel any resolurion or order of the Board which is conwary
to rhc provisions 01 this Acr;
(h) wilhhald for such period as i t thinks fit ~ h cconrribution
payable to the Board under scvtion 98;
(c) supcrscde Lhe Board for such period as may be spccihcd in
the ordcr.
(2) When an ordcr of supersession has been passed under cluusc (c)
of sub-hcc~ion( I ) the following consequcnccs shall ensue-
(a) all rhc Trusrees shall, as frarn (he diuc of the ordcr, vacate
their offices as such Trustees,
'Thc words "Iincs a n d w u ornirrcd
~ by pan. 3 md Sch I V lo thc Gov'rn~nunt of
lndia(Adaprarion or Indian LIWS) Ordcr. 1937.
:See foot-nore 2 on P ~ C 177,
C nure.
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(b) all ~ h powcrs

c and duties which may,under the provisions of
this Act, be cxcrcised and pcrCrlrmed by [he Chairman and
by thc Board shall, during he period of suprrscssion, be
exercised and performed by such person as, thc ' [ S r a ~ e
Govrrnmcnt] may direct,
( c ) all properly vcacd in the Board shall, during the period of
supcrsession, v c s ~in '[the Stale Govcmmcnl].
(3) At any iimc bcfore the expirarion of the period or supcrsession

spccificd in [he ordcr. or on the expiration of such period. thc '[Slate
Govcmmcnt] may recons[itute the Board by a fresh elec~ionand frcsh
appointmcn~,and any of [he Trus~eeswho vacatcd their offices undcr
clause (a) of sub-scc~ion(2) may bc declared by an ordcr of the '[Sta~c
Govcmrnen[] l o be disqualified for elecdon or appoinlmenl.
'See foot-note 2 on p q c 277.ur1ic,

'The words "the Crown for rhc purptlsrs of thc Provincr" rrzrr first substilutcd for ~ h c
words "lhs Govtmn~cnt"by pan. 3 and Sch. IV orrhe Govcmmcnl of IMia (Adaptation o r
Indian Laws) Ordcr. 1937. and rhcrcaltur the words within squaw brackets were subs~ilutcd
farihc \curJs"rhc Crown fnrrhs purposes oftlrc Pro\.ince"by p m . 3 ( l ) of, and ~b
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Bengal Act XI1 of 1934

13. Tcrm of appointmen[ of thc Chairman.

20. 1,envc of absence lo olher Trusiees.

24. Slrength and remuncralion or slaff.

The Betrgnl Warenvays Act, 1934. 1

30. Meetings of rhe Board.

are pcrsonall y inrcrcsted. ,. . . .

37. Power 10 make and perform coorncu.

Powers and Dulics of the Board.

47. Formalion of a dislrict committee.

Tlze Berrgnl1Vatenvays Acl, 1934.

73, The Canals Act, 1864, ro apply to navigable channels.

82. Powcr of B o d 10 borrow money.

[Ben. Act XI;

I0 I. Esri~nntesor income and expcnditurc I D bc laid annunlly bcfclre rhc Board.

The BetrgaI \Vatenray Act, 1934

Tlre Be~zgnlWarenva~lsAcr, 1934.

Disposal of fincs and damages.

153. Damagcs and proceeds OF confiscations lo be paid to Board.

154. Powcr of Stare Govcroment 10 conlrol h e Board.

Bengal Act XI1 of 1934

(a) Thc Govcrnrncnt of India

An Act la provide for rlre t~rait~rettancc

i7le Bellgal Watenvays Act, 1934.

5. Thc I W C ~ V CTrusrccs shall bc- Appoinr-

6. The fist Chairman shall be appoinled by ~hr:'[Statc Govcmment] The

[Ben. Act XI!

(Cl~nplerll.-Tl~ e WCSI B e ~ ~ g Illafcnvays

10. (I) If any o f the hodics of clccrors relerred ro in section 8 docs

'See Imt-nolc 7 on pagc 277, anre.

The Betigal Warenvays Acr, 1934.

(3) A person appointed under [his sccdon shall bc dcemcd lo be a

Govcmmcnl], involvcs moral lurpiludc, provided that such disuict

[See fool-no~e7 on page 277. nrire.

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(iv) theoccasioaal saIe rothe Board, toavalue not exceeding two

(3) Nolwithstanding anylhing conlrtincd in sub-scc~ion(1). a person

Turrrl of 13. ThcChaim~anshallbeappointed fora~ermolrhrccyears, and

'See loo\-no~c2 on p a g 277. nrrre.

The Betrgal Waremlays Acr. 1934.

(Cllnprer I/.-The lYrs1 Ber~gnlIVarcmlcry~Board.-Secriorr s 16 -20.1

16. Noiwiihs~andinganything contained in lhis A c t , the '[State %-;! I-. .--

Governmcnr], subjecr lo die provisions of sections 1'4 and 16.

il may, by n o t i f i c a t i o n , declxc thar the Chairman shall ccasc lo hold office

'See root-natc 2 on page 177,mire.

[Bcn. Act XI1

21. ( 1 ) The '[Slale Government] may, by no~ification,dcclare thal

Filling or 22. If any Trusice is pcrmilred by he Board 10 ubsenl himseli From

Tfle Bellgo1 \Yatem~uysAcr, 1934.

24. Thc Board shat l from time ro time dctcrmine- S~rcngthy d

Provided [hat rhc engineering staff of he Board shall

fI.-Ti~c Wesr Betlgul Watenvuys Rourd.Sec/iorrs 26-29.)

s131t 27. (a) The creation or abaliiion oC any post ~ h nlaximunl

'See roo[-nole 1 on page 277. utlrc.

T11eBotgol I.fi~rr.nvuysAcr. 1934.

[Bcn. Act XI1

(Clrrrprer Ill.-Cotldrrt 33, 34.)

(5) If a poll he demaaded, thc nalncs c ~ fthe Trurlees and d i w i c ~ !--

Mtrrings o l 34. ( 1 ) Cornmiltees nppoinrcd under sccrion 33 may mccl and

T/w flolgrrl I\'artr1ru?\..5.Ari, 1'yj;il.

(b) has acted professionally, in wlfi\ifiR ifi any m a i m on hehalf

38. (1) Evcry eslimate orcrpendj~urcsllall hc sa~~criantrl n ~ cvrry

The Betigo1 IVencrys