Section 7(1) in The Himachal Pradesh Minor Canals Act, 1976
(1)If any person, without the permission necessary under section 4 and 5 of this Act or contrary to any of the conditions of such permission, commences to construct or proceeds with the construction of any canal, the Collector may, at any time, by order in writing, prohibit such person, and, by general proclamation, all other persons from continuing the construction thereof:Provided that, unless in the case of a construction which would materially extend the area irrigable by a canal, no such order or proclamation, as the case may be, shall be made or issued in respect of any canal which, at the time, when it is proposed to make or issue such order or proclamation, has been used for irrigation without interruption, other than such as was due to natural causes beyond the control of the person aforesaid.
