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Part VII · Irrigation Work and the Management of Irrigation Water

81. Supervision and administration of irrigation works to be under the Farmers' Organisation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Every tank, dam, canal, water course, embankment reservation or other irrigation work, within the area of authority of any Farmers' Organisation, shall be subject to the supervision of that Farmers' Organisation.

(2)

Regulations may be made setting out the manner in which such supervision shall be exercised by a Farmers’

Organisation.

(3)

Every person who without lawful cause resists or obstructs any person authorised by a Farmers' Organisation in the exercise by such person of any powers conferred on him by regulations made under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

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