38. Section 93 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-
| (1) by the substitution, for paragraph (a) of that section, of the following new paragraph: -
| | " (a) wilfully and mischievously blocks up, obstructs or encroaches upon or causes to be in any way blocked up, obstructed or encroached upon any channel or watercourse comprised in any irrigation work: or ": | | |
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| (2) by the substitution, in paragraph (b) of that section, for the words " or side ", of the words " or any part "; |
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| (3) by the substitution, for the words " a fine not-exceeding one hundred rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding six months ", of the words " a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding one year "; and |
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| (4) in the marginal note to that section, by the substitution, for the words " of water. ", of the words " of water, or encroaching upon irrigation works.". |
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