Canal charges and duties

(1) The State Government may group together into circles areas in which canals have been or are to be constructed; and may divide circles in to divisions, and divisions into sub-divisions. (2) The State Government may at any time form new circles, divisions or sub-divisions, abolish existing circles, divisions or sub-divisions, or alter the limits of existing circles, divisions or sub-divisions. (3) The State Government shall appoint a Chief Engineer to be in-charge of the irrigation department generally, a Superintending Engineer to be in-charge of each circle, an Executive Engineer to be in-charge of each division, and a Sub Divisional Officer to be in charge of each sub-division. (4) The State Government may appoint persons to be additional canal officers in any sub-division, division or circle, and may invest them with any or all of the powers of a Sub-Divisional Officer, Executive Engineer or Superintending Engineer, respectively. (5) The State Government may invest Superintending Engineers with the power to appoint Sub-Divisional Officers to sub-divisions within their circles.