The Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Regulation, 1825
1825: Den. Rcg.ll .J All ll\"1( ~ .\:\"D DILUVlON 81

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###### ,\ H c.~ul.tlion I•Jr ckclfll in.: tlw rule..; to be observed

11 1 c ktc · rminin·~ t.l.tinh to l.uHis                                       - . 1inc·d by alluvio11,

tJI IJy dcrclirtioll or.t l i\C' l Ill' tJH~ sea .

1. ln 'Olh'''l'll'll< ,. o l Lit• h• I jill 11 1 .o.t~tgcs \duc h take piau: l'rramble.

in the char11H'I ol the- p t in< tJt d 11• l"l rlt<~l imr.r~cct the [tcrri-

toric·5j" imnH·diatr-ly ~""l''t t to tlw l'r~ ·~i dt'tH) of f·urt \ Vrl liam ,
..t nd tire slrdcint.:                                                                  - I the ~.rnd, ,,lt,, h !1• 111 tllf' l>l'd~ rl thosr rivers,

cha rs ll f snJ.d l, sl.lllds .u c· dt•'ll tln•m''l 1111 I" ,dlu vio11 in the

Jlliust ol tltc ~ 11'<1111, IH '~~'·•' ' '"''Ill tl..- l;,m b.' a11Li large portions

of land :lit' (", ( fl in! .t\\,1\ it\ l'lli. I O,IIIIl lll Ill ttf l lt C' I ivcr On OOC

side, wlulsl .tu.:c·,,iull,· ttl !.111" .t                        - t t!le ~;li nt · time, or ln

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to dl'll'llllilll' tire llt•l,h c.l.!rll, 111 t )'•ilti•·' cl.ti rnirH! t·ha r~ or other

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to l'll<t < t t lw li>llol\ i111!, rult, J,, t),,.                             - t 'IH 1 o1 1 i lrl••ttllil l 10 ll of indivi-

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when clearly
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tcmbn 19.17.

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82 ALLUVION' AND 0JLUVION (J825: Ben. Reg.ll.

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contiguous estates divided by a river (such as that the main chan- '

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nel of the river dividing the estates shall be the constant boundary _i\l_
between them, whatever changes may take place in the course of
the river, by encroachment on one side and accession on the ' • e
other), the usage so established shall govern the decisiqn of all
claims and disputes relative to allu vial land between the parties
whose estates may be liable to such usage.

Wh r no 3. Where there may be no local u~age of the nature referred

usa;eeestab- to in the pr eceding section, the general rules declared m the

lished cl~im s following section shall be applied to the determination of all

ltow decaded.claims and disputes telative to lands gained by alluvion or by

dereliction either of a river or the sea.

Luds gained _4._ _First.- When land may_ be gained by gradual accession

by g~adual whether from the recess of a river or of the sea, it shall be con~

! ccesston sidcrecl an i ncrement to the tenure of the person to whose land or
rrom recess . . d
of river or estate 1t lS thus annexe , whether such land or ~state be held

**sea.** immediately from [the Govermnentjl- by a zamindar or other
superior land- holder, or as a subordinate tenure, by any descrip-
tion of under--tenant wh atever :

                         - f Provided that the increment of land thus obtained shall not

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interest in entitle t e person m possessiOn o . t e estate or tenure to which

increment of the land may be annexed to a n ght of property or permanent
person. in interest therein beyond that possessed by him in the estate or

pflsessaon. tenure to which the land may Le annexed, and shall not in any

case be understood to exempt the holder of it from .the payment _

to [the Government]:~. of any assessmentJ?r the p ubhc rev~nue to
which it may be liable under . the. provJSJOIIS of Rcgulat10n 2,

1819,' or of any other Regulation 111 force.

                                   - --ror if annexed to a subordinate tenure held under a

_:_ 1~ 1[d ] [holder ][shall ][the ][und][er-te][nant, ][wheth][er ] [a ] khudkast

supeno~ ldin.g a maurusi istimrari tenure at a fixed rate of rent

raJyab~' I o r ailY other description of undertenant liable by his
per tg 1a, o                       - f t r,

ren or
engagemen t[s ]• [or ][by ][est][ablished ][usa][ge, ]11 [to ]· [an ]1 [mCl'ease o ]'dered exempt
the land annexed to his tenure by a uviOn, Je co.nst
f rom t l 1e pay me nt Of [any ][increase ][of ] [rent ][to ] [whtch ] [he ] [may ] [be ]

justly liable.

lTne words 'the Crown' was ~u~titutcd iot                            - Govrrnn;ebnt"Aby thle9ASOO.

                                                                   - be 5 1 tit ted by ·GowrnmeJtt Y .0.,                                                                   -

1937 ; fC~wn')(.amd has nu~n ~~:css~lcnt (Resumed Lands) R e~u la tion,

                             - he . enga. an -r~vc , m In 50 far as tbr permanently-settled

1819. It lS no~ m_f01ce tn As. a . 'and the district of Cachar are concerned the
estates of the dtstrtct of Goal para R 1 1 1886" were substitlltcd
1 [t" ]

words "the A~sam Land. and Rrvf;~~~. bygu ;.,~~:n °Act 1 of 1929 and Assam

for the words "Regu atlon 1 11 ° **0**

Act XI of 1936 respectively. ,

ncutl -s<'ltkd c:statl·s of the district ~f ~oalpar,a.

and the dtstnct of sin~~ fa~ as the <;Jacbar per~ are ~~y 11~0 ~rncd ["any ]the word, [incr~ase ]commencing of rent to which be may wnh Nor, be t !

justly !table' • wannc.xe~ to a subordinateere repea 1 e tdeuburAss· Y am " Act l of 1929 and Assam Act Xl of 1936

respectively.


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1ft25~ Ben. Reg.tl.] ALLUVION AND DILUVION

_Second.-The above rule shall not_ be considered applicable When ~det

to cases in which a river, by a sudden change of its course, may ~~an;~ _O:C_

break through and intersect an estate without any gradual course intec•

encroachment, or may by the violence of strea'm separate a con- sects estate,

siderable piece of land from one estate and join it to another
estate, without destroying the identity and preventing the recog-
nition of the land so removed.
###### In such cases the land, on being clearly recognized, shall
remain the property of its original ow11er.

###### Third.- When a chat or island may be thrown up in a large Chao

navigable river (the bed of which is not the property of an indi· ~hrown . up
vidual), or in the sea, and the channel of the river or sea between bj ~wlga•

such island and .the shore may not be fordable it shall, according e riVer.

to established usage, be at the disposal of [the Government ]I.

But if the channel between such island and the shore be for- Property

dable at any season of the year, it shall be considered an acces- thherein h

                           - h d f h w en c a.a-
siOn to t e Ian tenure or tenures o t e person or persons whose nel for•

estatr or estates may be most contiguous to it, subject to the dable.
several provisions specified in the first clause of this section with

. respect to increment of land by gradual accession.

_Fourth.-ln small ana shallow rivers,_ the beds of which, with Chara, etc.,

the jalkar right of fishery, may have been heretofore recognized !hrown u~
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as the property of individuals, any sand-bank or char that may ~nh a 1 ~~aw

he thrown up shall, as hi thcrto, belong to the proprietor of the rivers. ·
bed of the rivet·, subject to the provisions stated in the first clause
of the present section .

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##### • Fifth.-T n all other cases, namely, in all cases of claims and Dis I? u t o•s

disputes respecting land gained by alluvion or by dereliction of a lelaJ've . t~
river or the sci\, which are not specifically provided for by the b~n !1f~~~n
rules contained in this Regulation, the Court of Justice, in or by dere·
deciding upon such claims and disputes, shall be guided by the lictio.n not

best evidence they may be able to obtain of established local prov~ed {or

' usage, if there he any applicable to the case, or, if not, by gene- ~fon egu a•

ral principles of equity and justice.                 -

5. Nothing in this R egulation shall be construed to justif~ Encroach-

any encroachments by individuals on the beds or channels of ~dts _0:C_

navigable rivers or to prevent Zila •                 - [2 ]Magistrates or any nav~gable
other officers of [the Government] [1 ] who may be duly empowered rivers and

for that purpose from removing obstacles which appear to in- other . ob-
terfere with the safe and cu~tomary n~vi ga tion of such rivers, or atrucuons.

which shall in any respects obstruct the passage of boats by

tracking on the banks of such rivers, or otherwise.

1 The word 'the Crown' was substitutedfor I"Governmer.t" by the

###### 0 A.O. by A. 1937, 0., 'Crown' 1950, again has been substituted by the word 'Governmen\'

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2 The words "and Uity,'[1 ] which were repealed by the Amending Act,

1903 (I of 1903), arc omitted.

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