Section 16A(4) in The Bengal Tanks Improvement Act, 1939
(4)The Collector may, of his own motion at any time after the expiry of thirty days from the date of publishing of the notice referred to in sub-section (1), include within the maximum irrigation area any land which was not agricultural land at the time of publication of such notice but has subsequently been converted into agricultural land, or otherwise revise the limits of the maximum irrigation area or exempt any land or part of any land within such maximum irrigation area from liability to pay the fees referred to in sub-section (2) and the Collector shall modify the list referred to in sub-section (1) of section 16B accordingly:Provided that before any order for such inclusion, revision or exemption is passed all persons concerned shall, by notice served or published in the prescribed manner, be given a reasonable opportunity of making any representation which they may like to make and the Collector shall consider such representation,