1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Indian Easements Act, 1882.
Local extent.—It extends2
to the territories respectively administered by the Governor of Madras
in Council and the Chief Commissioners of the Central Provinces and Coorg;
Commencement.—and it shall come into force on the first day of July, 1882.
STATE AMENDMENTS
Karnataka
Amendment of Central Act V of 1882.—In section 1 of the Indian Easements Act, 1882
(Central Act V of 1882) for the entry under the heading “Local extent”, the following entry shall be
substituted, namely:—
“It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka”.
[Vide Karnataka Act 33 of 1978, s. 6].
2. Savings.—Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect any law not hereby expressly
repealed; or to derogate from—
(a) any right of the 3
[Government] to regulate the collection, retention and distribution of the
water of rivers and streams flowing in natural channels, and of natural lakes and ponds, or of the
water flowing, collected, retained or distributed in or by any channel or other work constructed at
the public expense for irrigation;
(b) any customary or other right (not being a license) in or over immovable property which the
Government, the public or any person may possess irrespective of other immovable property; or
(c) any right acquired, or arising out of a relation created, before this Act comes into force.
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[3. Construction of certain references to Act 15 of 1877 and Act 9 of 1871.—All references in
any Act or Regulation to sections 26 and 27 of the Indian Limitation Act, 18775 or to sections 27 and
28 of Act No. 9 of 18716
shall, in the territories to which this Act extends, be read as made to sections
15 and 16 of this Act.]