The ASSAM EMBANKMENT AND DRAINAGE VALIOATION ACT, 1960
No.LJR.24 /53.-The following Act of the Assam L('gislative A~semblv

which received the assent of the President is hereby published for general
information.

(Received the assent of the P:resident on the 9th July 1960)

ASSAM ACT No.XXVI OF 1960

THE ASSAM EMBANKMENT AND DRAINAGE

VALIOATION ACT, 1960

(As pass~d by the Assembly)

[Published in the Assam _Gazette,_ Extraordinary dated the 16th
July 1960]

_An_

_Act_ _0_

_to_ _validate_ _the execution_ _of certain_ Embankme~t and Draina~e

             - _Schemes . ._

Preamble WHEREAS it is expedient to validate the execution


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extent and bankment and Drainage Validation Act, 1960. .,

comm cement en•• (2) It extends to the whole of Assam. 

#### It is hereby ena~t~d in the Eleventh Year of the
Republic of India as follows:-

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Em-
extent and bankment and Drainage Validation Act, 1960. .,

comm cement en•• (2) It extends to the whole of Assam.                -

                    - (3) It shall come into force at once. :;

Validatiou 2. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Assam Act         - '.'

of embanit- Assam Embankment and Dramage Act, 1953 (herein· [1 ]of [195]4.           -

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,, f dram mei;it age and · after referred to as the · "said Act") ' any scheme of ;_~. ~
( 1ehom.es embankment or drarnage work executed or under ;
## I ,, J. executed. already ex~cution Government or for caused tne purposes to be executed of improvement by the of State any ·.-~ 1

~ . lands or for the proper cultivation or irrigation there- ~
I of or for protection from floods, other accumulations ;

of water or from erosion by a river or for the improve- ~

ment of the health or any tract at any time during the ;

period from the 1st day of February, 1955 to the date
of commencemeut of this Act shall be valid and shall
be dejtmed always to have been validly executed

under the provisions of the "said Act'', and shall not
be called in question on the ground only th at noti·

ficatiom were not published or objections were not
called for or any other acts or things were ncJt done
by the State Government as required to be ,,ublished,
called for or done under the "said Act".

(2) The State Guve'rnment may, after the com-

mencement of this Act, levy water rate, betterment
cess or premium on land improved by embankment
and drainage schemes executed by the Government
under sub-section (1) at the same rate and in the same
manner as provided in section 11 of the "said Act".

Compen• 3. While putting into operation the embankment

sadon. and drainage schemes under sub-section (1) of section
2 of this Act, if any person has claimed any compen-
sation for any los3 sustained by him, the Deputy
Commissioner shall award such compensation as he
considers fair and reasonable in accordance with the
principles laid down in section 10 of the "said Act".

Protection 4. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings

ofact~on shall lie against any person for doing anylhing which ·

!• ta~e( ![0]h is in good faith done or intended to be done in

g:>o ait • connection with the embankrr ent a1 d drainage
schemes deemed to have been executed under section
2 of this Act.

Rem oval of 5. If any doubt arises as to the interpretation of the .

doubt~, provisions of this Act, or the applicability of an y of
its provisions, the State Government may, as occasion
may require, by vrder, do anything, not inconsistent
with the purpose of this Act, as appear to them to
be necessary or expedient for removing the doubt.

P. 0. DAS,


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