f the Tamil Nadtl Re-on3Cting (No. I[) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nndu Act VIll oF 1948). — TAMIL NADU ACT No, XIfI OF 1942%

section 5 of the Tamil Nadtl Re-on3Cting (No. I[) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nndu Act VIll oF 1948). extent and commencement. ." - , = 7 i I" Definitions. . . -. ,. i~ It extends to the whole of the '[State of Tamil Nadu]. This section shall come into force at once, and the rest of this Act shall come intc force on such zdate as the 3[State] Government may, ay notification in the Fort St, George Gazette, appoint. In this Act, unless there is anything repuguant in the subject or context-- 'drnin~ge work' includes-. - ((1) channels, cit11er natural or artificial, for the discharge of ~~~astz or surplus \\.ate . a and all works conncctcd \\?it11 or auxili:lt-y to such charnels, and (b) escape cllanrrels from an i~rigation \vork, dams, ufi.iss, einbankmrnts, sluices, ,goins and all works fc~ theprotecticn of bnds fsc>n:. flood or from erc~sion, \\*hic.l~ are owned P!. cont~.~>llcd by the "State] Govsrn~i~cnt . or cn. o nt or \vhicll arc maintiii~~cd ~y them otherthan by :in assignmct~t of land or la ild reve~lur, or which, ha\ i~!g been constructed h) the 3ot1crnrr~ct~t or bcing n~aint;\iaed by an ;issiga~nc~~t oi' land 01land TC~UIILIC: ~n:iri,' by tl1~1u. I~:t\/c not L~CCI. made o\er to ;lily p<?S:+) 1'. '~statc' shall IY.\VC tllc sank: nl,ani.ng :IS in thc JETarnil N;icl~~] Estates Land Act, 190s; -. . . -. -- - - -- - -. -. .. -. -- - -. -. . - -- - A

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