People Irrigation Act (Second Issue)

(~slation) :From Govurnment Casette Tol. 97 Part 113 Dated ~u17 25. B.E. 2523 ~e People Irrigation Act (Second Is~e) B.E. 2523 His majesty ring BhUAibol Adulyadej inacted on the 16 t h day o~ ~u17 B.X. 2523 Being the 35 th year o~ the P:::"eeent R.eign lis Kajesty J:i:1g Bhumibol .L1ulyadej hereby pZ'1Jclai.=e.d. t aa t: I ~her~as~it'1a expedient to aaend the law on the people irrigation. :Be it, the~~o:re, =;.actad by ffis Xaj8sty the nag, by and Yith the adTice and con~.nt ot the National isaembly, as tollowB : Section 1 'rhis act shall be called the "1'eopla Irngation J.ct (Second Issue) a.s, 2523-. Section 2 !hi s aot shall come into torce from the date o~ ita publication in the GoTermaent Gazette. Section 3 The following state~ent ahall be added to the People Irr~ll.tionJ.ct B.E. 2482 as Section 10 bis and Section 10 t::-i. aSection10 bis With :regard to the.~nst::"Uction o~ private irrigation unde~ tLi~ Section. whether the permission unde:::" Section 7 18 required or not,' il the owner of the priT8.te ir:::"igat ion" has the necessity to train Yste:rway th-'"Ough· other person's "laid or "the .public . . domain, he maT do.so when he haa applied tor and received the per.nission tralll the Om«.~:but shall cO:ll.pensate the .land 'owner. lpplication tor such parmi.sion in the first paragraph must be l.~q-~~~ with the. D1~tr:!.ct Ot't'1cer of that locality- in compliance with ~ction 8 (1) and tho Diatrict Officer shall ~orm the natter to the owner and the occupant of the land whe~ ths v&terYaT rill be trained th:ro~by .ending & regiatered letter to their domiciles and ahall put up tot1cee at the PrOTincial tand Office, Region Office, Diatrict Office, Tille~ He.adaan'. O!'t'ice and at the aite where the vaterYay- will be trlliI18d t hZ'1Jugh f:or ritteend.,.... It an:! person cOllBiders that he .ill be lldTerae17 afrected by- the waterway trainin~. then he can file & proteat to the District Ot~icer within the period atated. In case of elllergency prior peI::11s.• ion IUiY ba~anted. 2 In case the Official grants the· peI"1iasion being applied tor. M ahall put up !I. notice and aha.Ll, ir.!'or.:l. the pe=::t1ssion and H:s pa=ticul.a.~ to the land ovner u the cc c:..l"t~en;; by the Ileana ata t ad in the second paragrs.p.b. at l.ea...t saTen day-s in advance. In grant~ .uch peOl.ission in the ti.r=st pars.g:raph, Section 7 paragraph 3 ahall apply mutatis mntandis; "and the suitability o~ the irrigation practices and lI.I.i::li::l.um. damages to the land Olmer or the oec~pant Shall be considered. If any clia~ellent ariaes as rega:::-c.a the amount o~ coerpe na e t i.cn , the applicant JUl.T r-eque e t a colllltittee- comprising the Provincial Governer lUI Chai:::J.8Jl. President o~ P:-ovincial. Cm:m1a:sion as Deputy Claic~ Provi:l..cial Land Officer, Provincial ~icultural.Officer, RID Delegate and. the D:f.atrict OUicer or hi:s aaaistant who is the Head of ncb 8ub-lllIlphur aa coll.lll.ittee Ile:bers - to tu the amount tald..ng into consideration the natu:::-e of .the land, the benefits that the applicant IlaT receive and th9 daJ:l.ages that other land oYner' or occupant k case ~e Collmi ttee has fued the amount ~ cOl'lpenaation as .:.:: ,. stipulated in the .fifth ", paragraph but the land oYner refuses the compen:sation, and the Official haa put up the notice stipulated in the third pars.~l!.ph !!Iltatis llutand1.s and the co:pensation has been lo~ed ll'ith the Court, the applicant. shall-- have the right-to'tak:e -action' in the land. ~ c~e th3 land Olmer dis~e8 ..-ith the aaoun t of ccmli~nsat::'.on fixed by the Committee aa 3ti~latad in the-fitth paragraph, vhether he hall received the .compenaat Lcu,'; .l.odged nth the court or not. the land oYner doel!f. not 10s8 the right· to '~o-to the Court-claiming for. the amount he vishes to receiTe proTided he does it wi:h1n 180 days ~~ the date at which .the. cOlI.penaation 1:1 lodged rlth the Court. In the case the Court ru~a that the additional compensation ahall be paid, the J.;..aQ oYner shall be antitIed to receive interest on the additional amount at the rate of 1.5% per annum accruing from the date at wMch the compenaation is lodgod *ith the Court. Lapeac.hUg action of the land owner ill the seventh paragraph shall not affect in ~ ..-ay the concession right to use the land of the applicant. Section 10 tri The vater.-ay in SeCtion to bis shall be used for the benefits of the land receiving vater from such vater.-ay. If 8uch .l.a.nd nOlon~r requL'""tlll water !:::-om the ..-a.tarYll..y for cultivation. and the land ovne:- or cccupant of the land vhere the vata::-Y1l7 ill t:-:lined through has applied for and recei7ed pe~is8icn !:-om the Official. the right to :recei7e Ta.ter tMIlI. such TaterwaJ" of the ::"=-=i~able land ovner or occu~~t ahall be ended. During the t~e the TaterwaJ" is used for benefits of the 1.rrigable land, the 1:-:-i~ble land ovner or occupant is entitled to pert'o= any necelSsce:-y action to llI.Sintain and use the vaterwaJ", cauaing Jl.i.ni:wa damages, in practice8, to the o·.rnar or occupant of land har.wlg such vatervaJ" trained thTOugh.· ~ction ~ the !olloving statement shall be added to the People Ir=-1gation Act B.E. 2482· as Section '8 bis and 3ect:ion 38 t~. Section '8 bis 'then the cOllpensat.ion is paid or lodged vith the ColL.-t, a:IJ:J land oYners or occupants obst=-ncting or not co-sope z-ating to the vatarY&J" training in Section 10 bis or the vatervay li1aintenan~ and utilization in Section 10 tri .hs.ll be punished rith a. fine not excee~g one thousand Ba.ht or vith ~priaonment not exceeding one 1lI0nth or both. Section 38 tri i"hoever'obstructs such TatervaJ" in Section 10 bis or ;er~o~ any actions causing decrease in benefits and convenience of the irrigable ·l8.::ld oYner or occupant Tithout reasonable e zp Lane t Lon ahall be punished rl th a :ine not exceeding one thousand Baht 0:::' Tith i:ll.prlao~ent not e:xceeding one .onth or b.oth." Counte rsignature I;enera..l Prelll Tin.nasu.lanondh.a. President of the Council of Xiniaters Remarks The reason at this anactuent.is that l~.ge cultivation az-e a Us tar ava:y trOD. vatervay-s or .Yater resource:! and tha diversion-'Jf vater !ro~ vaterYays or vater reeources tor co.plete cultivation use is impossible. thus it i3 8X?6dient to entitle the oYner or occupant of BUch land to train 7atervays through other per:!on':! land.