Bengal Water Hyacinth Act, 1836 (No. XIII of 1836)

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PRS or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document. The Bengal Water Hyacinth Act, 1936 Act 13 of 1936 Keyword(s): Authorised Officer, Collector, Court, Notified Area, Occupier, Water Hyacinth 0 Bengal Act XIII of 1936 , THE BENGAL WATER HYACINTH ACT, 1936. CONTENTS 1. Shorl title, cxrent and commcnccmenl. 7. Definitions. 3. Prnliibirion nl bringing ivntcr hyacinlh inro West Bcngal. 4. Prohibition of sale, rtc., of water hyacin~h. 5. Prohibition of growing or cuI~ivnl ion of waler hyacinrh. 6. Prohibi~ion o f rcn~oving warer hyacinth from onc plncc 10 another. 7. Powcr tn Stalc Government to prohihi[ occupiers from allowing water hyacinth to cx i s~ within ccrtain Iocal area. 8. Culling of bmnclies of trees or shrubs to ~ ~ c i ~ i t h r c discovery or des~rucrion of water i hyacinth. i 9. Power rr , Authoriscd Officer to untcr on land, ctc., in ccrtain circunis~anccs. I(). Rcs~ricl ion on enlry by Aurhoriscd Ofliccr. I I. Rccovery of cnsts for works du~ic by Aulhnrised Oificcr. 12. Power to Collccror lu rake possession o f land or water for rccuvery of costs. I 13. Cons~ructic~n nf lcnccs, barriers, eic. 13A. Cosl of work undcr section 13. 14. Repair of oils. 15. Growi~ig of hcdgzs of dl1oi11cl;a nr othcr planrs a,oninst [he ingress or warer hyacinth. 16. Power to Cr~l l rctor ro usc land for dcs~ruc~ion of waier hyilcinlh. 17. Keeping OF watcr I~yncinrh for ~ h c purposc uldesrruction. 18. Salc, crc., of wacer hyacinrtl i n certain circums~anccs. 19. hlcrhod of removal or dcslrucrion o f water hyacinth. 20. Prosccuiions. 23. Powcr of Slaic Governmen\ lo make rulcs. Bengal Act XI11 of 1936 [I'HE BENGAI, WATER HYACINTH ACT, 1936.1' Ben, ACI I V 1941. The Governmcn~ (IT I n J i i ~ (Adapia~ion o i 1nrli;ln L;IIV~) Order, 1937. The Indian I ndepcndcncc (Adap13tin11 nf U c l ~ y l a n d PUIIJ;~~ Acts) Odcr, 194s. The .4dzlprn1ion 01' L ~ 1 u . s Ordcr. 1950. Arr Ar.1 io ~~trn>ir l~*fr?r rlrc CIC.TII.IICII(III of 11w1er I I~LICI ' I I I I I ill Herlgnl. WHEIZERS II i s rspedient lo n~akc hcrtcr pro\,ision for preveniing [he sprrad of water hyacinrh in Bcnyal and Tor i t s desirucrion; AND \\'lIERE,\S 111~ przvious sn~icrian of lhc Govcrnor Gcncrnl Ilns bcz11 ob~ainzd uudzr s u b - s z c ~ i t m (3) u l scction 8OA 01- the govern men^ o f India Act In rhc p u s s i l l g a( this Acr: I t is hcrcby cni~crcd as follows: 1. ( 1 ) This I\~I ruay bc callcd h e Bengnl Walcr Hyacinlt~ Acr. ~ ~ ~ o r t l i l ~ c . I 1936. Cstcnl ant1 LolllllKII~C (2) I t extends lo tlic whole of ' [ i ' c s ~ Brn=al]. menr. (3) I r shall comc inlo forcc on such date' as IIIC'[SI:IIC Gr~vcrni~icnt] 2. In [his Acl, unlcss rhcrc is n n y ~ l r i n g rcpugniln! in the sut>jcct ol' Ikfinilions. c0ntcxr.- - , , ( I ) "Auihoriscd Ol[?ccr" includes lhc G ~ l l ~ c l o r and i y pcrson auil~oriscd by !he Collec~nr it) crcrcisc rhc ri~nc~iuns of an Auiliorised Ofticer u n d c l - scctions 7. 5 . ' [ 9 and 1 .?A]; 'Fur Sr;irtmcnl t>CObjcch and Rcwl)n,..rcc r l~r : C~r1.rrrrt1 tirr.-trtt'. I i .~ f~r t r r~r l~~rrr~~: tlarcd ~ h c 91h h c s n ~ h c r . 193.5. Par1 11'. 11~gr: Yh: 311d for rcpon of rht Szlrcr Cunti~~lucc.. scc 1111. L'rrlclrrrrr Go.-crrr u l 1V36. PI. I\'. page 52; and Cor Procccdirips of tllc U c ~ ~ g n l Lcg~rlnl~vc. Coul~cil..rr.r 1l1v P~wccdinys orlhc Bcneal Lcgi. i la~ir.~Cou~~ci l . Vol. XL\'II, No. 1. ~:I?L* 2Rb. ant1 ibirl. \I111 SLVII I. Xu I . pats 7h and 353. 'The r>r(l% \v~lhrn rqudrc Iir.c.Lclu tvurc subsri!i~lcd Tor I h t n o n l "ttrn:.~l'' h?. p31-J. ( l ) al' , iclc. 3 o l ~ l i u llldran 111dcpcndr.nct (Adap~;~liun ofRc11gal and Pu~ijah Asrs) Ordsr. 1038. ''I hi, ,\L.I cnlilc tllro Ibrcc on ~ h c 131 A ~ I ~ u ~ I . 1936. ri<l~* ~ i o l i l i u n r i o ~ ~ No. 4376 A ~ r i . . rl:~lcrl tllc 9th July. 1036. puhl~\ l icd in r l i t L'rrlrrrr~rr Gtrrrrt,. d;llrtl the 10th July, 1936. PI I.p>pc 173;. "l'l~r acirtl? "I1rcninc.~:~l Ga)wrnri~cl l l" wtrc o ~ . i g i ~ ~ a l l y s~~bs l i l l l l <d fur ~ h c r ! ~ > r ~ l i "L(lcxl G t l \ r . r ~ u ~ w ~ l r ~ ' I I ~ Ijara 4 [ I) or 11it C u v r . r n ~ ~ ~ c . ~ ~ r uC Ind ia (Adq) lar ion of 1ntlia11 Lawc) Ordcr. l9>7 . J I I ~ ~ l~c~ .cn l ' l c r r h r wort1 "S~arc" w a s huhs t i ru~ td for IIIC r v o ~ d "P~~orinvial"by para. -I( I I orthe A(I;I~IZI~LIII oiLarss 0rdr.r. IYSU. Rohibirion orgrowing nrcuIli\~~ rion or warer hyacinlh. (3) "Collecror" includcs any person appoinrcd by 11ie '[Siatc Govcrnmentj lo exercisc all o r any of ~ h c iuncrirrns of a Collector under illis Acl; (3) "Court" nlcans a principal Civil Courl of original jurisdicrion unless rhc ' [ S L ~ ~ C Govc~~nmenr] has appointed (as i t is tiereby empowcrcd lo do) a special judicial oriicer tvithin any specified local limits Ln perfol-ln ihc functions of [he Cour~ i~ndcr h i s Act; (4) "no~ilicnrion" mealls a no~ilicaiion published in thc'[Oficiol Cnzerre] ; (5) "notil'ied area" means nn arc3 specified in n norification issucd undcr seclion 7; (6) "occupier" nlcans [he person i n actuid occupalion or any land. pren~ises or watcr or. if lhcle is no onc i n actual occuparion, [he person having thc r i ~ h r of occuparion of thc land. prcmisch or water or his authoriscd ileent; and includos a local nuthoriry. e railway adn~inistration and a cnmpany in acrual occupa~ion or havine such right fir occup:~~ir>n: (7) "prcscrihed" means prescribcd by rules madc undcr lhis Acl; and (8) "watcr hyacinrli" ineans thc plan1 ho~anically known as Eicl~hor)~ia cra.rsi11es-Sol~ns and includcs rhe seed and any pan or thc plan[. 3. No person shall, hirnsclf or by any nrlier pcrson on his hehalf, bring \\*arrr llyilcinrh inlo >[West Bengal]. 4. Nn person shall, dirccrly or indirectly hirnsclf or by any other pcrson on his behalf. scll, cxposc for sale or kccp Tc~r sale water hyacinth. 5. No person shill1 grow or cul~ivaie wnrer hyacinth in any garden or in any ornamental ivatcr or recep~acle. 'Svr fcor-nolc .i an page 457. drrlfr. !The wurd\ ~ v i ~ l ~ i n s q u m 1)nckcrs were suh>liltrrsd for 111u uordr "C~~C~utr,~ Gfr:errL"' by p x a J( I 1 of lh? Go~~ernmen~ of India ( ~ d n l > l a l i o ~ ~ o i Indian L:IN s) Ordtr, 1437 . '5 c h i ) ~ - n l > w 2 on ozes 357, tr,rrtb 6. No pcrson shall, himself or by any other person on his behalf, v; remove any warcr hyacinlh (a) to any land, prcmiscs or watcr in h ~ s uccupn~ion cxccpt with a view ro i ~ s hcing dcs~rt~ycd, or (b) to any land, premiscs or wiltcr in thc occupation of ;~nothcr person excepl for lhe purposc nrorcsaid and with rhc conscnt of such other person, or (c) to any larid, premises or warcr in lhc orcupatinn of '[any Government] exccpl for he purposc arorcsaid and with thc consent of [he Collcc~or. E.~~~lm~af ion. -Thc cxprzssion "remove water Iiyacinth" includes ~ h c causing o f i t lo float by water from one place ro anotliel.. 7. (I) The '[Stntc Govcmmcnt] may, by a nolihcation, direct rhat within such local nrcn and nfkr such period ax lnay he specilicd in ~ h c norificntion, no occupier shall allow waler hyacinth lo cxist on :my Imd. premises or waler in his occupalion. (2) Tlie subslance nT such nolificnlion shall bc publishid in ,he notified area in such manncr as may bc prescribcd. (3) Afrer the issue or a nolification undcr sub-scc~ion ( I ) cvcry occupier i n rhc norificd arca shiill causc any tvntrr hyncinlh rhai may. rronl limc 10 rimc, bc prcscnr on any land, premises ar water in his occupa~ion to bc'rcmoved or deslroyed. (4) If any occupier in a norified arca Tails lo comply with rhc provisions of this section in rcspccr any land, prcrniws or watcr in his occupation, any Aurhnrised OrIiccr rnny, togcthcr w i ~ h such pcrsons as he may considcr ncccssary for thc purposc, entrr on such land, premises rrr walcr and rakc such mcnsurcs as are in his opinion necessary for rcmovins or destroying thc water hyncinlh. 8. ( 1 ) With a vicrv to racilitaring [he discovery or destrucrion of walcr hyacinth. :In Aurhoriscd Orlicer may, subjecl ro any rules nmdc undcr this Act, by a no~icc scrved i n the prescribed manner, dirccr an ucoupicr o i any land, premises or waler wirhin a notified arca rr) causc (a) any brnnchcs or trccs or shrubs on any such land or prcmiscs which ovcrhang [he edge of any river, stream, w;l~el-way. dilch. marsh, bil, lake, tank, pond, pool or pi1 lo be cut back and any undergrowth or jungle lhcrcon to be removed from such edgc, within n distancc spccihcd in the noticc, or Prnhibilion I :' olrc~noving I wawr hyacinth i ro~n onc plact lo nno~hcr. Porrcr lo Srars Govvn~mcnr lo prohibit I ~ C U p I c F S from nllotvinp tC'a1cr ! hyacmrhlo x i I I ; C C ' ~ J I n local a m . I Curling of br~nvhe.~ u i mccsor shrubs lu rncililllc discovcryor des~n~crirln of tvn~r r hyaci~llll. IThc words willii~i squaw hnckcls wcn. subs~i~ulcd for th t word "Gu~rernrtlenl" hy pan. 3 and Sch. 1V tu the Govcrn~ritnr ol India(hdap1alion or Indian Lnws) Order. 1937. 'See ioor-no~c 4 011 p q c 457. trrrrc. Tiir Bu~rgol Hhtel- H~-~~citrrlr Acr, 1936. [Ucn. Act XI11 ' 4 (h) any vcgztation irppcaring above lhc surhcc o f any such warcr to bc rc i i jo~~cd from 1l1c water, ~vi t l i in such period as mny be specified in rhc notice. ( 2 ) I f such nccupicr Ihils ro comply with a nolicc undcr sub scclion ( I ), any Aurhoriscd Ot'Lcer miry, rogeiher with such pcrsons as l ie inay consider necessary f o r tlic purpose. cntcr on such land, PI-cmiscs nr witrcr i ~ n d cause lhc h ' i l n ch t~ o f such lrccs or s l ~ubs 10 hc st, c r~ t hi\& and sitch undergrn~v~h or jungle or such vcgctaiion 1 0 he rcrnrlrccl. 9. An Authoriscd Officer may a1 any ~irnc, rogcrhcr with such persons :IS IIC m a y considcr ncucssary for the purposc, cnler on any I:lnd, prcmiscs or water in a notilicd area and rake such acrion as m:hp bc ncccssary in ordcr to asccrrain (a) wherlier any wnzcr hyacinrh i s prcsenr, and (11) whcthcr !he rticasurcs prescribed f11r rhc rc~nova l or Jcs~ruclion of rratcr hyacin~h or ally dircc~ions issucd on ~lu nccupicr under suh-sccric~n (I j o l sectia~l S havc bcen cnrricd oui. Rcslricrion 10. An Aullioriscd OTr~cer shall no1 cnrcr under sub-scc~iun (4) on C I I I ~ b~ Aull,o,jscd UI scc~ion 7 or sub-scuiion (7) nf sccriod 8 or under section 9 inlo any OCljctr. dwcll ing housc nr acy cnciosed cnurryard or garden art;tcIlrd lo a dwell ing hnusc (cxccpr with thc consent or thc occupier thereof) wilhout previously givilig such occupier rrvcnty-iour hours' nnlicc in writing o l his inren~ion to d v so. R e ~ * t ~ ~ c r y II. Any costs incuired by thc Authorised Olficcr lor carrying o u ~ of c o ~ s fnr u . o r ~ ~ any measurcs undcr sub-sec~ion (4) o l secrion 7 r)r sub-scclion ( 2 ) or donuby scc!ic~n X shall bc recnvcritblc from he occupicr as a public dcmand 4u1h<ln>vd Ofiiccr. payable to !he Collecror. 12. If [lie Collccror L~ i l s lo recoucr. o r considers i t inadvisable ro rccuvcr, any cnsls undcr scction I 1 hc may. subjcci lo any rulcs made under [his Act. in his discretion, cnrer on and hkc posscssion of iiny land ar wakr in rcspect o f which thc cos~s arc duc a k r giving no~icc lo ~ h c occupicr and retain posscssion ihereof and [urn the same ttl profi~ahlc accounl uniil ihc said costs roperl~rr nti~li inrcrcsi thereon a1 sucll ralc. not c~cccdirlg six and a quarter per ~-cr ! t . ))el. r r r r t ~ r t ~ l ! 3s lhe 'LS[are Govcrnnicnl] 111;ly przscrihc. li;~vc bcen rzali7,erl Irom 1111: prolirs nr paid by thc occupicr. I FPP f r~ r . l -nnl#- 4 nn nnor. A q 7 . ~ i r ~ r p I . VL 13. (1) Subject to any rulcs made undcr this Ac!, rhc Col\eclor may C < ~ n s ~ r u c ~ i o n I pciolil or causc reilces. barriers or slorsge plrunds to bc ~onslluclcd in la ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; , l L . , along IIIC cdgc of any rivcr, sireaul, waterway, lakc, unk, ~narsll or I ~ i i whelher public or privarc wi~hin a norificd arca, and borims or floaline harricrs lo bc placed or rnainlained rllcrcin, klr the purpr)sc nf chzckine or divening tllc niovzmcnl of waler hyacinth. (7) No person sllall rcmove or d a n l a ~ c any Icnccs, bnrricrs, s tora~c . . pounds, boorns and floating harriers construc~ad, placcd rjr mainraincd undcr sub-seaion ( I ) . . ... . , . . , - . , . '13A. ( I ) An Auihorised OfIiocr may causc a scheme and csrin~ate CnhL"i , work undcr to be prcpnrcd for [he cons~ruction and mainrenancc of any work trrcmcd ,,c,i,ll 13, 10 in s u b-scc~ion ( I ) of scution 13. (2) As soon as possiblc artcr 111e prepi1r:llion o f tllc schcme and esiirnatc rhe Aurhorised Orriccr shall preparc n preliminary lisr of :~ppor[ionmcnr. s l~owing (lie lianles or pcrsnns likcly ro he bzncfircd by thc work and rhe porrion r,f the cosl rhcrcor approxirnarcly payablc by cach such person. and shall, in rhc prescribed m;ui~vr, publish a general noricc inviting objcclioiis 10 thc schcmc,cslirnarc, or list of apportionmen1 by any pcrson in~eres~ed in, or likely to bc bcncfited by, thc scl~enlc wirhin such pcriod as may be spccificd in [he notioc. (3) The Coltcctor st~all , as soon as possible artel- rhe expiry of [lie pcriod spccihcd i n thc norice published under sub-scc~ina (1), procccd in the prescribcd tnanncr to consider any objccrions reccivcd in regard to 1\11: schcn~e, esrirnilre nr preliminary l is[ of apporliclnment. (4) Suhjccl lo such rules as may be prescribcd in 111is bchulr, tht Cntlecror may accept thc schemc. 'csdmalc and l i s ~ r)f apporlionment with suc t~ modificarions ns he may dccm necessary, and lIlc decision o r rhc Collector lhcreon slii~ll hc linal. (5) On lhc complelion of rhc work rercmcd to in sub-scclion ( 1 ) or seclion 13, [lie cost of the workshall he en~erzd by thc Au~lioriscd Officer in a final lisi of apporlionmcnt in accnrdancc wirh Ihe decision o f the Collector under sub-scction (3). and lhat [lorlion orlhe cost which is so cnlered ngninst Ihc name of each pcrson i n rhe said lisr shall bc rhc umouor rccovcrable I'rum that person. (6) Thc amount rcicrrcd 10 in sub-scclinn (5) shall hc recovcrcd in thc manner provided in scctions 11 and 12. E~pltrrwrio~~.-For thc purposes of this secrion 'msr ' ilicludzs (a) ~ h c rornl expenditure incurrcd fnr surrJcys, plans, rsrirni~tcs, valun~ions and incidcnlal expenscs connected w i ~ h any schcmc. ivherher anlcccdenl or subscqucili lo 111c adoption of thc scheme. and all expenses incurrcd i n its cxccution; 'This 11cw scclion IVX ~ntcncd by s. 3 oC rhc Bcn:~l Wafer H y a c i n ~ h [h~nc~id~ircnr) [Ben. Act X l I l Crowing uT llcdgcs of ~ i l r ~ ~ i ~ ~ c i r ~ r or otllcr p l ~ n ~ s n~ains l ~k inen.\\ of trarcr hy;lclr~lh. l ' o ~ ~ < r w Cdllcclor Id Ujr : land fclr dcsln~clion of wnrcr hy winlh. (Secrinns 14-1 h . ) (h) thc cstima~cd capiralized cosr o r rhe maintcnimcc or thc work: (c) the to~:lI cxpcnditurc incurrcd by tlie Authorised Officer ill conneclion wirh ~ h c schcmc, inclusive o f any preliri~inary inquiqf and 111c nppor~ionmcnt o f cost and its recovery; (d) interes~ on all rccr)vcrublc dcposirs or advances rnadz by ll ie '[Sraic] G(lvcrnmcnr, or by a locch autl~oriiy. or ariy person. a1 such rn!cs and from and to such dates as 111ay hc fixed hy h c '[Sritrc] Govcmmcnt. 14. Suhjcct ru any rulcs made under this ACI, rhc Collcclor may by a gcncral noticl: published in [lie prescribed nxlnncr d i r cc~ [hilt within the wliolz or a specilied pa1.i of a n t ~ ~ i f i c d arca ill! occupiers o f fields within one hundred feet of any rivcr, >Iream, walcrway, ditch, marsh, bii, lake, rank. pond, pnnl or pi1 ah;~ll by a datc specified in he norice repair LIIC small cmb:inkrncnts comalonly known as ails surroundin: such liclds. 15. 11; in rlic opinion or ~ h c Collector, ir is necessary fnr rhc pro~ccrion of my ;ma i12i1inst t11c ingress oF\vaiel. hyacinth thal-hcdgcs oTdl~(~i~ich(~ (S(!sbti)r i r ~ ocrrlet~rcr-Pets) or or any r~rhcr plan1 t h a ~ may bc prescribed should be grown on any land in a notificd area, he shall prepare a scheme eiving parliculilrs or rhc proposed alignment o f such 11eJecs and ,the boundaries of ~ h c arca ro be prorecred, and artcr publishing ~ h c schemc i n such manner as ]nay be prescribed and cvnsidcring any object~ons sub~nirted [herelo inay by a w r i ~ ~ c n noticc scrved i n such manner as may he prescribed direcr any occupicr oisuch land to prow [hereon a hedzc nf such dcscriprion by such dn~c and Ibr such period as inay he spccilicd in rhc no~icc. 16. ( 1 ) IT , in he pinion o f the Collector. i t i h ncccssary to use any was12 or arable land in a noril'icd :wen !'or LIIC drstrucrion rliereon of water hyacinlli removed from any w:~lcr in rllr sarllr: or anoll~el. notified area he may, -subject 10 any rulcs m ~ d c undcr his ACL and after service oF a lot ice i n ~ ! i e prescribed manncr on tllc occupier of sucli land specifyin: i n the ~iot ice the purprlsc, and rhe rzrln nor exceeding six mon~tis. Vor which [he land i s nccdcd. cntcr upon and lake possession of the land and use i t or pel-niil ir LO bc uscd Tor ~ h c said purpose. (1) II any rnalcrial dairiage or i n j u ~ y is causcd rhcrcby LO LIIC occuplzr ol sucll land. 111c Col lcc~or shall pay to him such ct~mpcnsarion as shall hc ; ~ g r ~ c d upclrl i n \wil ing bcrwczn 11ie Col lcc~or and such occupicr: I1ravtdzd 11131 i r l ~ S S C S S ~ I I ~ such uonipcnsntion IIIC manurial value of tllr iviltcr hyacinlll dcsrroycd 1h21-con shall hc takcn inro account. 'Tl11.i rr,ord \<a$ . ; u l l r ~ ~ ~ u ~ c d ior 111c word -.Provi11ci31" by para. -I( I ) or ~hc. Ada l ) r~ l~on T i i ~ Bet~gul IVarer I I ~ ~ ~ l u i t z ~ h Acr, 193b. ,, (3) I f the Collec101-n~ld [he occupier differ as to the sulficicncy or ihe campensarion o r i f thc Cnllzctor and or nlorc ulninlnnts Tor cumpens:sion diffcr as l o the apponionmenl ~hercuf, 111c Collccror shall rcrcr rhc mrrrtcr to thc decision uT thc Cou1.i. (4) On the cxplry of d ~ c lerm rel'crred to in sub-sccrion ( I ) the Collector shall rc3torc huch land (o ihc occupicr aker musing 10 he desiroyed all warcr i ly i ic in i l~ thai rnay hnvc bccn removzd thercro, 17. h'o~wi~bstanding anything coniaincd clscwl~cre i n this Acr, any K r ~ p i q ofwalcr occupier in i\ uo\ificcI i\rca {tiny kzcp no any land ar in any walcr in his i,yLLi,,T,l occupa~ion trtarcr hyacin th for Jcsrructio~i. f i r thc purposc or I duh~ruc\ ion. ! 18. No~wirlistanding anything cuntaincd elscrvhcre i n [his Acr, any s~ l c . c [ i . . of tr'a~cr pcrson or class 01'prsons auihorised hy r l ~ c '(Siaic C;clw~-nmcnrl in this l,y.Kinlt behalf may, subject to rulcs madc undcr rhis Aci. sell, rcnlovc or kcep i n c c n ~ i n circilnG walcr hyacinth Trjr a prcscribcd purposc. I~CCS. 19. Wllcn watcr I lyi lcinrl~ i s 10 hc remcive(l rir rlc.;~roycd undcl- rhc ~.~c~l i ,n lot . provisions or rhis Acl. sue11 rcrnov;d or dsarurr ion sliall he i n ll ic ~~~~!~~ presuri bed nlannel: clitvarcr I hyacm~h. I ' 20. No pmseculion under [his Act sti:~II bc co~nnlenccd wilhout Prosrcuri~lls. ~hr: przvic~us sancrion 01' the Collec~or or after three mo1lr11s rroln thc d a ~ c of tllc allcgcd urrcncc. 21. An Aur hnl.iscri Ol'liuer shnll bc dezlncd' to bc ,I public se~vi l l i i A u ~ I ~ ~ ~ r i h c d Ollit~rs to .(:I wii11in the nienni~lg uf .cecticlri 2 1 O F rbc Indian Penal Code. t~ dvc~ljc,~ public 5cn.:int.; 22. N o suit. pr.t,szcutio~l or o~her legal procccclinfs .shilll lie ayainsl Ind~.n~nitc. rhc Collccror or any Autho~.iscd 0TTicz1- rlr Ixrsr,lis acton~pan}-ins an hulliorised 0i i~cc.1. for ;~lrythilig rr,hivll is i n g o d f a i~h donc or in~cndcrl ro k donc undcr rtiis Act 01- any rule rnade ~llc~eunder. r8- .+. . -. - a .. 7l1e Biurrgnl 1V1ircr HyncLlrl~ Acr, IY36. [Ucn. Act XI11 1 I Powcr 61 23. ( I ) Tllc '[Stale Covernmrn~] may nukc 'rulcs for carrying cw~ St3.1~ I : : . . Golcmlnc,,, L ~ C purpnscs o f h i s ACI. 1 to 11rAc (3) In parlicular :ind wilhout prcjudicc LO thc geacrillily o f lllc mlcs. i'oregoinp pnwcr ihe 'ISlnie Co\~r~.nmcniJ may ~ n n k c rules LO proylidc ror all or any of thc foll(lwjng rnnllers, namefy: (a) Lhe manner of publication or 111: ~ubslanvc ul'a tlo~ihcaticin utldcr sub-rcclion (2) o f scc l io~ 7. ol'n gcncrol rlolivr: '[undcr sub-sccrion (2) or scclion I 3A or] undcr scclinri 14 and o f 3 schcrnc undcr scction 15: (h) tlie exercisc or power by an Au~hnriscd Ofliccr uadcr sub scc~ion (I) of scciioll 8; ( c ) rhc rrlanncr nf xrv icc or a liurice utltJcr suh-scc~ior~ (I) of scc~ion 8. section 15 Ijr sub-scctinii ( 1 ) of scc~ ion Ifi: (d) the cxcrcisc o i powcrs hy he Cullzc~or under scci~uns 12, 13, '[13Al. I4 or 16; (c) the rntc of in~cres~ ptyablc undcr scclion 12; (f) thc planis for grawitlg hcdgcs lo PI-cucn~ ingrcss or wiilel llyacinlh undcr sec~ion 15; (g) 1l)e purposes Tor ~ v l i i c l ~ . and thc condilions suhjccl Lo which, tvarcr hyacin~l, may be snld. rc~novcd o; kcpt undcr scdi~il 18; and (11) thc lnanncr of rcrnoval and dcslrucriun of wilier hyacinlh under svc~ion 19. ( 3 ) 1n making any rulc under lhis scction thc '[Slalc Goucrnmet~t] may pro\,idc lhar zl breach of i r ~ h i ~ l l bc punislxtblc w i ~ h Iine wllicll n;ay cxicnd lo filly rupces, and, wlicrc [he hrcach i s a conrjnuing onc, wilh 3 ftlr~licl- Lnc which [nay caiend lo livc rupees Tor evcry day artcr IIIC fir51 during lv l~ich thc breach corl~inuzs. PC~~II ICS. 24. Wh(~cvcrcon~r;luencs any oril1.e provision!, ol'ihis ACI ~ n r ~ i ~ i o n e d in ~ h c l i rsr column r,T (tie follo~viny lablc sl~all, on convicliun, hc I~nblc lo n fine nor cxceedin~ one l~iindrcd rupccs or in rlchull to irnprisclnrt~ent no1 exceeding onc mcn~h, and upon n sccond nr subsequcni cnnviclinn ro a liac not cxczcdin2 two h u ~ l r c d rupecs or in dclbul~ i t ] i t t l p r i son~~~en~ nclr cxccedinz lnpn mon1l)c. 'Srr iocll-note 4 011 pnge -1.57. t r ~ ~ r c . 'For n ~ l c h 1n3dv undcr his stciiun. set norific;lrion No. 494S Agn.. d n ~ c d ?5.7..7h. publishud in rhe L'irlclrrrtr C;rr;crrt r l i 1936. P3a I, past l t(85. a$ sub5cquc1,lly nlnc~idcd Cmlli time r:l ~inlc. E.rpl~~tirr~ifl~r.-The en~rieq in thc sccond colun~n of the following vi ~lablc bcadcd "Suhjec~" are no1 in~cndcd os dehni~ions of ilv offcnccs dcscribcd in rhc provisions mcn~ioncd in ~ h c first colutnn. or cvcn as abs~racls uT thosc provisions, bur arc inscr~cd merely as rcicrcnccs rt l (he su b jcc~ I bcrcoC Scclinn 4 . . ( Sale, etc. or wsler hyacinth. Provisinns of [he ACI. Sccrion 3 . . Scc~ion 5 . I Growing or cultivation of wnrzr I~yacinth. Subjecr. Bringing of waLcr hyacind~ inlo '[WCSL Bcngal]. Seclion 6 . . Removal or wnlcr hyacin~ll to any land, premises or wator. Sccriot~ 7, sub-scction (3) Failure lo rcmovc or dcslroy waLcr hyncinlll. Section 8, sub-sccrion ( I ) Sec~ion 14 Secrion 15 Failure 10 cut branchcs of [fees or shrubs. and 10 rerliove undcrgrowrh, jungle or vcgclation. Src~ion 13, sub-sec~ion (2) . . 1 , Failurc LO repair oilr. Rcmovak nf or damage ro any Icnccs, barricrs. slurage pounds, booms and floating bnrricrs. 'See root-~iotc I on pagc 4.57. rtrltc. . . Failurc ro grow hedges ofrllrcrirtclru or 0 t h ~ ~ planr!: for prt~rccrion again21 ~ h t ingress of waLcr hyncinrh.