Section 19: Irrigation due in favour of Authority

19. Irrigation due in favour of Authority (1) For the purposes of this Act, an irrigation due shall be levied on the acreage of land in any irrigation area. (2) The rate of irrigation due leviable under subsection (1) and the irrigation areas in respect of which it is leviable shall be determined annually by the Minister after consultation with the Board and shall be notified in the Gazette. (3) The irrigation due leviable under subsection (1) shall be paid in respect of— (a) any land planted in whole or in part with sugar cane, by the broker to whom the sale price of the sugar accruing to the planter is paid without incurring any liability to any person; (b) land planted otherwise than with sugar cane, by the owner or occupier of the land, at such time and in such manner as the Authority may determine.