Section 38
Section 38 of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984. Power to remove and take into custody person obstructing - Any officer or authority in-charge of or employed on any irrigation system may, remove from the land or any building thereon, or take into custody without a warrant and forthwith handover to a police officer in-charge of the nearest police s
Power to remove and take into custody person obstructing - Any officer or authority in-charge of or employed on any irrigation system may, remove from the land or any building thereon, or take into custody without a warrant and forthwith handover to a police officer in-charge of the nearest police station, any person who within his view- (a) willfully damages, alters, enlarges or obstructs any irrigation system; or (b) without proper authority, interferes with the supply or flow of water, in or from any irrigation system so as to endanger, damage or render less useful such irrigation system:
Provided that every such person taken into custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of twenty four hours of such custody excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the court of the magistrate and no such person shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.
Section 38, The Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984 (Act 15 of 1984).
Questions about Section 38
How do I find court cases under Section 38 of the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act?
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When was the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act enacted?
Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act was enacted in 1984 as Act 15 of 1984. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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