Power to remove and take into custody person obstructing

In force Act 27 of 1997 As on 21 Oct 2026

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Act 27 of 1997

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Section 40 of the Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 deals with power to remove and take into custody person obstructing. Any Officer or authority in charge of or employed on any "irrigation" system under a pipe- -outlet may remove from the land or any building thereon or may take into custody without a warrant and forthwith hand over to a police officer in-charge of the nearest police station, any person who within hi

Any Officer or authority in charge of or employed on any "irrigation" system under a pipe- -outlet may remove from the land or any building thereon or may take into custody without a warrant and forthwith hand over to a police officer in-charge of the nearest police station, any person who within his view,- (a) wilfully damages, alters, enlarges or obstructs any "irrigation" system under a pipe-outlet; or (b) without proper authority interferes with the supply or flow of water in or from any "irrigation" system under a pipe-outlet so as to endanger, damage or render less useful such "irrigation" system under a pipe-outlet:
Provided that every person so 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 40, The Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 (Act 27 of 1997).

Questions about Section 40

What does Section 40 of the Goa Command Area Development Act deal with?

Section 40 of the Goa Command Area Development Act is headed "Power to remove and take into custody person obstructing". Any Officer or authority in charge of or employed on any "irrigation" system under a pipe- -outlet may remove from the land or any building thereon or may take into custody without a warrant and forthwith hand over to a police officer in-charge of the nearest police station, any person who within hi

How do I find court cases under Section 40 of the Goa Command Area Development Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Goa Command Area Development Act 40, section 40 Goa Command Area Development Act, section 40 of the Goa Command Area Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the Goa Command Area Development Act enacted?

Goa Command Area Development Act was enacted in 1997 as Act 27 of 1997. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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