This Act provides for matters relating to irrigation, canals and drainage works in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It consists of eleven parts: I. Preliminary; II. Of the Application of Water for Public Purposes; III. Of the Construction and Maintenance of Works; IV. Of the Supply of Water; V. Of Water-Rates; VI. Of Canal-Navigation; VII. Of Drainage; VIII. Of Obtaining Labour for Canals and Drainage-Works; IX. Of Jurisdiction; X. Of Offences and Penalties; and XI. Of Subsidiary Rules.
Part I contains the short title, extent, definitions and power of state government to appoint officers. Part II provides for application of water of any river, stream or lake etc. to be used for canal or drainage work. It lays down the cases in which compensation may be awarded and power of Collector to make determination of the compensation. Part III gives the power to canal-officer in respect of any canal project or repair of canal, and provides for the procedure to apply for use of water of any canal. It also lays down the procedure for construction of new water-course and any extension or alteration thereof. The provisions for preparation and implementation of scheme for an irrigable command area is also provided.
Part IV contains conditions in respect of supply of water and Part V makes provisions for water-rates. Part VI restricts vessels navigating in any canal contrary to rules and imposes fines or seizure of vessel upon failure to pay fine. Part VII empowers the state government to prohibit obstruction of any river, stream or drainage-channel and removal of such obstructions. It also provides for improvement of drainage works and recovering charges for such works. Part VIII lays down the procedure to obtain labour for emergency canal works. Part IX provides for jurisdiction of civil courts under the Act and settlement of differences as to mutual rights and liabilities of persons in respect of any water-course. Part X contains the offences under the Act and penalty for such offences.

This Act provides for matters relating to irrigation, canals and drainage works in the state of Punjab. It consists of eleven parts: I. Preliminary; II. Of the Application of water for Public Purposes; III. Of the Construction and Maintenance of Works; IV. Of the Supply of Water; V. Of Water-Rates; VI. Of Canal-Navigation; VII. Of Drainage; VIII. Of Obtaining Labour for Canals and Drainage-Works; IX. Of Jurisdiction; X. Of Offences and Penalties; and XI. Of Subsidiary Rules.
Part I contains the short title, extent, definitions and power of state government to appoint officers. Part II provides for application of water of any river, stream or lake etc. to be used for canal or drainage work. It lays down the cases in which compensation may be awarded and power of Collector to make determination of the compensation. Part III contains the powers of canal officer relating to entry for survey or repairs. It also lays down the procedure for supply of water through intervening water course or transfer of existing water course. The provisions for preparation and implementation of scheme for the construction, alteration, extension or alignment etc. of any water-course is also provided.
Part IV contains conditions in respect of supply of water and Part V makes provisions for water-rates. Part VI restricts vessels navigating in any canal contrary to rules and imposes fines or seizure of vessel upon failure to pay fine. Part VII empowers the state government to prohibit obstruction and removal of such obstructions. It also provides for improvement of drainage works and charges for such works. Part VIII lays down the procedure to obtain labour for emergency canal works. Part IX provides for jurisdiction of civil courts under the Act, power of deputy collector to order use or distribution of water and settlement of differences as to mutual rights and liabilities of persons in respect of any water-course. Part X contains the offences under the Act and penalty for such offences.

This Act: makes provision for the appointment of the Administrator-General for Jamaica by the Governor-General; defines functions and powers of the Administrator-General and provides with respect to the functioning of the Administrator-General and relevant judicial and administrative procedures, especially in respect of the administration of estates. The Administrator-General shall apply for letters of administration relative to the estates of all persons who shall die intestate and without heirs.

This Act prohibits the destruction of wild elephants in the State of Tamil Nadu. The Act further lists down penalties for destroying male or female elephants, however, the Act also provides exception of when the Collector may grant licenses for shooting the elephants.

This Act regulates irrigation, drainage and canal construction and maintenance waterworks. The Act consists of 11 Parts divided into 75 sections.
The Provincial Government shall be entitled to use and control, for public purposes, the water of all rivers and streams, and of all lakes, subsoil water or other natural collection of still water. Canal Officers acting under the orders of the Provincial Government may enter on any land and use the water for the purpose of any existing or projected canal or drainage-work (Part II). Canal Officers may clear land, inspect and regulate water-supply, execute all works which may be necessary for the purpose of repairing or preventing accidents, and do all acts necessary for the proper prosecution of any enquiry relating to any existing or projected canal (sects. 14 and 15). Any person desiring to use the water of any canal may apply in writing to the Canal Officer as provided for in section 16. Section 20 provides for the supply of water from a canal through an existing water-course or change of source of water supply of any land. Sections 21-29 deal with the following matters: applications for the acquisition of land for construction works; application for the transfer of existing water courses; expenses to be paid by applicants; rules and conditions to be followed by the applicant. Part IV prescribes rules and conditions for the supply of canal water. Water charges and levies are provided for in Part V. Any vessel entering or navigating any canal contrary to the rules of this Act, may be removed or detained by the Divisional Canal Officer, and if any person causes the obstruction of any river, stream or drainage-channel the Government may order the removal or other modification of such obstruction (Part VI and VII). The remaining Parts contain provisions on obtaining labour for canal and drainage works and penalty provisions.

This Act makes provision for various matters relative to real estate property. The matters regulated include: deeds relating to land, validity of transfer of and other legal actions involving real property and related rights, licensing in relation with property leases, Rights and duties of lessors and lessees, charge of rent, actions in relation with benefit derived from timber on leased land and rights and duties relating to inheritance and mortgage.

This Act concerns the administration and other aspects of estates subject to intestate succession. The Act deals with aspects of succession such as entitlements of heirs, (agreements on) division of property and sale.

This Act concerns the partition of land and relative legal proceedings, such as a suit of partition and sale of property, and the legal consequences of partition.

This Act makes provision for various matters relative to real estate property. The matters regulated include: deeds relating to land, partition of land, mortgage, inheritance and legal requirements for the valid conveyancing of land common tenancy.

The provisions of this Act deal with various matters relating to crown lands, such as sale, leases, control over land settlement, jouissances, curatelle lands and exchange of crown lands.
Section 4 provides that no land shall be granted or leased otherwise than at its full rental value with an exception of the grant or lease for charitable purposes. All sales of land shall be by public auction (sect. 5). Section 7 contains rules for sale or lease by auction. Control and supervision over land settlement shall be vested in the Chief Agricultural Officer (sect. 15B). Land settlement land means crown land which the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, declares to be land settlement land. (36 sections completed by a Schedule and an Appendix)

This Act makes provision with respect to the constitution, administration and operation of harbours in Jamaica. It also, among other things, grants regulation-making powers to the Authority (not defined), prohibits the pollution of harbour waters by oil or other waste from ships and prescribes other offences in relation with harbours.

This Act provides for the establishment and management of pounds, and the impounding, tagging or disposal of straying animals. The Act empowers the Magistrate of any district to authorize the establishment of public pounds. The senior officer of police in every police district shall act as pound-keeper of all pounds in his district unless some other person is appointed by the Magistrate of the district with the approval of the Minister. The owner or occupier of any enclosed, cultivated, or pasture land, or any person authorized by him, may seize any poundable animal found trespassing on such land and may send or take every such animal to the pound of the district.

The aim of this Act, consisting of 6 Parts, is to define and identificate the following land characteristics, specifying: the determination of the extent of erosion along the banks of rivers or the extent of accretion, reformation or new formation due to fluvial action of any river, the better security of landed property and the prevention of encroachments and disputes, to provide for the survey of lands and for the establishment and maintenance of marks to distinguish land boundaries. It establishes that any land gained by alluvion or by dereliction of a river or of the sea to any estate as here defined, which, under the laws in force is considered an increment to the tenure to which such land has accreted, shall be deemed a part of such estate: "mauza" includes every village, hamlet, tola and similar subdivision of an estate, pargana or village by whatever name such subdivision may be known.
Before entering on any lands for the purpose of a survey the Collector shall cause to be published a proclamation addressed to the occupants of the lands which are about to be surveyed and of the conterminous lands, and to all persons employed on or connected with the management of, or otherwise interested in, such lands, calling upon them to attend, either personally or by agent, before the Collector or any officer authorized by the Collector in that behalf, at such places and at such times as shall be stated in such proclamation, during the demarcation and survey of the land, for the purpose of pointing out the boundaries and of rendering such aid as may be necessary in setting up or repairing such boundary marks as may be required, and of affording such assistance and information as may be needed for the purposes of this Act.
The Act is divided into the following parts: Preliminary (1); Survey (2); Determination of Erosion, Accretion, Reformation and New Formation (2A); Boundary-Marks (3); Apportionment and Recovery of Expenses (4); Boundaries disputes (5); and Miscellaneous (6).

This Act concerns the lease of settled estates. "Settled estate" is defined in section 2 as "all immovable property and all estates or interests in any such immovable property, which are subject of any settlement". "Settlement" is defined as "any deed, agreement, will or other instrument under or by virtue of which any immovable property or any estate or any interest in any such immovable property stands limited to or in trust for any person or persons by way of succession or for a life or lives, or for a term of years determinable with the death of any person". This Act allows the High Court to authorize, subject to certain conditions, leases of any settled estates or of any rights or privileges over or affecting any settled estates for any purposes whatsoever. Such leases shall be limited in time, shall be reserved the best rent obtainable, shall be in writing and shall contain a clause on re-entry on non-payment of the rent (sect. 3). The Judges of the High Court are empowered by section 12 to make rules for carrying the purposes of this Act into effect. (12 sections)