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Definitions :– (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "area of operation" in relation to Farmer's Organisation means contiguous patch of land in the commanded area or an irrigation system as may be notified for the purposes of this Act; (b) "ayacut road" means a road within the area of operation of a Farmer's Organisation for the purpose of irrigation and agriculture but does not include a road vested in a Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samit, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, Muncipal Corporation of Roads and Buildings Department of the Government; (c) "chak" means an area irrigated by one outlet; (d) "Chief Engineer/Chief Engineer and Basin Manager" Means the Chief Engineer under whose jurisdiction the irrigation system is situated and includes any officer specially notified by the Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Chief Engineer under this Act; (e) "commanded area" means an area irrigated or capable of being irrigated either by gravitational flow or by lift irrigation or by any other method from a source funded by Government or by Co- operative Society and includes every such area whether it is called 'ayacut' or by any other name under any law for the time being in force; (f) "competent authority" means the authority appointed under Section 21; (g) "distributary system" means and includes:- (i) all main canals, branch canals, distributaries and 1[minor canals and sub-minor canals] constructed for the supply and distribution of water for irrigation; (ii) all works, structures and appliances connected with the distribution of water for irrigation but does not include head works, and (iii) all field channels and other related channels and structures under a outlet or pipe outlet; (h) "Farmer's Organisation" means and includes:- (i) Pani Panchayat at the primary level consisting of all the water users, as constituted within a specified hydraulic boundary of a major, medium, minor (flow an lift-both surface and ground water) and creek irrigation projects funded by Government as constituted under Section 3;