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The Assam Irrigation Water Users Act, 2004 (Single Document)

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In force Act 5 of 2005 As on 19 Oct 2026

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Act 5 of 2005

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Section 4 of the Assam Irrigation Water Users Act, 2004 (Single Document). There shall be a Managing Committee for every Water Users' Association.

(1) There shall be a Managing Committee for every Water Users' Association. The member of the Managing Committee of the Water Users' Association shall be form the elected representative of the respective Water Users' Association and the size of the committee will vary from 4 to 10 members depending on the size of the territorial constituency.

(2) The District Collector shall make arrangement for the election of the President of the Managing Committee of the Water Users' Association by direct election by the method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed.

(3) The District Collector shall also make arrangement for the election of Managing Committee consisting of one member from each of the territorial constituency of water users' area by method of secret ballot in the manner prescribed. EN NO (4) If at an election held under sub section (2) and (3) the President or the Members of the territorial constituency of Water Users' Association are not elected, fresh elections shall be held in the manner prescribed:

Provided that the Government for the reasons to be recorded in writing may, from time to time, postpone the election.

(5) The President and the members of the Managing Committee shall, if not recalled earlier, be in office for a period of 3(three) years, from the date of the first meeting.

(6) The Managing Committee shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Water Users' Association. Delineation of 5. distributory area and constitution of the Distributory Committee.

(1) The Government may by notification and in accordance with the rules made in this behalf, delineate every command area of the irrigation system comprising of one or more Water Users' Association, and declare it to be a distributory area for the purpose of this Act.

(2) There shall be a Distributory Committee called by its local distinct name for every distributory area declared as such under sub-section (1).

(3) All the Presidents of the Water Users' Association in the distributory area so long as they hold such Office, shall constitute the General Body of the committee including two nominated official members. One of them shall be an Assistant Engineer of Irrigation Department who shall work as a coordinator between the various departments. Water Users' Associations and Distributory Committees and the second member shall act as adviser who shall be from Agriculture Department in the rank of Agriculture Extension Officer. Election of

Section 4, The Assam Irrigation Water Users Act, 2004 (Single Document) (Act 5 of 2005).

Questions about Section 4

How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Assam Irrigation Water Users Act, 2004 (Single Document)?

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When was the Assam Irrigation Water Users Act, 2004 (Single Document) enacted?

Assam Irrigation Water Users Act, 2004 (Single Document) was enacted in 2005 as Act 5 of 2005. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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