Section 78: Minutes of proceedings

78. Minutes of proceedings (1) A copy of the minutes of proceedings of every meeting of canal riverains held under this Act, signed by the person who presided over the meeting and by any 2 other persons who are riverains or authorised agents of riverains present at the meeting, shall be deposited at the Registration R25 – 19 [Issue 6] Rivers and Canals Act Office, by the person who presided over the meeting, within 14 days of the meeting. (2) The copies referred to in subsection (1) shall be free from stamp and registration duties and fees and shall be transmitted by the Registrar-General to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, immediately after their registration for deposit in the Records Office of the Ministry of Works, and when so deposited shall be stamped with the stamp of the Records Office of the Ministry of Works. (3) A syndic or joint-syndic, and a riverain chosen in their absence to do so, who presides over a meeting of riverains and who fails without sufficient excuse to comply with subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 rupees and be liable to a daily penalty not exceeding 50 rupees for non-compliance, after conviction, with this section. (4) This section shall apply only to meetings of riverains of canals managed and administered by the community of riverains. 79. — PART III – GENERAL PROVISIONS