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In this Act, unless the context otherwise • requires,— @) "Betterment charges" means •the charges levied under section 3 on lands under irrigable command of the irrigation scheme of the Hirakud Dam Project ; (b) Canal Offcer means an omcer not below the rank of an Executive Engineer appointed as Canal Offcer by the State Government, for the purposes of this Act ; (c) Collector of Betterment Charges means an oßcer not below the rank of a Collector appointed * ForStat,omeu b ofObiect8ardReasons 8eeOriseagaze.ge ßætraordinæry, datedthe 14th8ep• 19542andfor S. C. R. geeOt•i88agazette,E*aordinary, dated the 13th October1955. Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version) os such by the State Government under the provi. sions of this Act ; (d) " Irrigation scheme of the Hirakud Dam Project ", hereinafter referred to as the '6 Scheme means all canals, branch canals, distributaries, minors, water-courses, embankments, structures, lift irri- gation arrangements and similar other works and all other works incidental thereto under Hirakud Dam Project designed to ensure gupply of water to irrigate lands and includes improvements to and extension of the existing canal system in the district of Cuttack ; (e) Land " means any land that is fit for agricultural purposes or that may be capable of being rendered fit tor such purposes on tho comple- tion of the scheme ; (f) " Lands under irrigable command " means such lands as are irrigated or capable of being irrigated under the scheme ; (g) " Prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (h) " Revenue Offcer means an offcer of the State Administrative Service appointed as a Revenue Offcer for purposes of this Act ; (i) " Sambalpur Zone " and the " Delta Zone" respectively mean the areas comprised within the districts of Sambalpur and Bolangir and the districts of Cuttack and Puri as •at present con• øtituted ; (j) the expressions "Landlord", "Tenant", "Occupancy tenants" and "Service tenants" in relation to any land shall have the same meaning as those expressions have in the law relating to land tenures in force immediately beforo the commence- ment of this Act in the area in which such land is situate. Explanation— For the purposes of this Act a Ruler of an Indian State or any of his relations shall be deemed to be an occupancy tenant with respect to lands of which such Euler or his relation as the case Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version) may beis the ownerand which is in his possession eitherby himselfor through his temporary lessees; and the expression " Ruler of an Indian State " shall havethe samemeaningashas been assignedto it in the Constitution. (k) all references to the districts of Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur and Bolangir shall be repd and construed respectively as references to the areas known by the said names immediately before the date of commencement of this Act.