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In this Act, unless the context Otherwise re. miuions, . quires, — (a) ‘‘acreage rates’> means the charges le chi levieg under section 6 on lands included in an Irrigation gc heme : “betterment charges” means the Charges (2) levied under section 4 on lands included in an irrigation scheme ; (c) “canal” includes— (i) all parts of river, Stream, lake or a n collection of water or natural drainage channel to which the Provisions of Part II of the Northern India. Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (VIII of 1873), Vitor tg apply ; (ii) all canals, channels, Teservoirs, wells, tube- wells and lift iirigation arrangements Con- (iv) all watercourses, that is to say, all channels Which are supplied with "water from a canal but which are not maintained at the cost of the Government, and all subsi- lary works belonging to any such Ss; vestment made, the interest thereon, the cos ane { of maintenance and opera- SCheme or of any extensj ereof ensi ther or of an extensj y aston ton as a result thereof, with weet? ‘he period d - id liability has to be discharged = Which the sa 1959 ph. Act IL.] | BETTPRMPNT CraRars ACREAGE RATES ne 109 a ‘ . ss Government means the "(Central G Central Government |; (¢) (f) caprigtion scheme” ae me Means | ‘, referred to in section ee such scheme as (2) “Jandowner has the meaning assi the Punjab Land Revenue AG aeeape to itin 1887) *tand includes Government]: (XVII of iol (h) “ rescribed”” means yrescri . under this Act ; bed by rules made (i) the expression» dand”,“‘tenant” and ‘“‘occu- iave the meanings respectively ancy tenant them in the Punjab Tenancy Act, . a assigned to 1887 (XVI of 1887) ; (j) the expressions “Canal Officer” and’ “Divisional Canal Officer” have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Northern India Canal t, 1873 (VIII of 1873); yal of