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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (l) G'Collector " meansthe Collector of a district and shal include an Additional District Magistrate and any other offoer specially appointed by the State Government to perform the functions of a Collector under this Act. (2) " embankment " includes (a) every bonk. dam, wall and dyke made or used for excluding water from, or for retaining water upon any land ; (b) every sluice, xpur, goyne, training.Wbll or other work annexed t,o, or portion of, any such embankment; and (c) every bank, dam, dyke, wall, groyne or spur mcde or erected for the protection of any such embankment or of any land from erosion or overflow by or of rivers, tides, waves or waters. (3) improvement used with reference to an embank" ment shall mean any work which adds to or alters such embankment in a manner directly more beneficial to the purpose for whioh it was oongtrqoted and includes the renewal of such works. or alterations therein or additioag thereto. (4) public embankment means on embankment main. toinød by the State Government. (5) prescribed means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act. Initiation of