Bangladesh Irrigation Water Rate Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XXXI of 1983).

The Ordinance provides for water charges applied to tenants or owners of land benefiting from water supplies on behalf of the Government, the Bangladesh Water Development Board and the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation.
Charges shall be determined by the Authorities. Partial or total tax remission shall be granted by the Authorities in case of poor harvest or none at all. The passage of water throughout the land and any work undertaken in order to construct and maintain water works will be free of charge for their owners and tenants.
Article 9 ratifies diversion of normal water flow as an offence subjected to a fine up to ten times the water charge for that financial year. A fine will also be solicited for wasting water or using it with no authorization.