Definitions.

In these rules unless the context otherwise requires:— (i)‘Act’ means the Goa, Daman and Diu Irrigation Act, 1973 (18 of 1973);

1. (ii) ‘Executive Engineer’ means an Executive Engineer in the Public Works Department, Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;
2. (iii) ‘Form’ means a form appended to these rules;
3. (iv) ‘Hot weather crop’ means a crop grown within hot weather season; namely, from 15th February to 14th June next following;
4. (v) ‘Kharif crop’ means a crop grown within Kharif season, namely, 15th June to 14th October next following;
5. (vi) ‘Outlet’ means an opening through which water passes from a tank, canal, branch canal, distributory or water-course to a field channel;
6. (vii) ‘Pass’ means a written order of a Canal-Officer to any person authorising him to receive a supply of water from a canal; Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 735 – Irrigation Act and Rules
7. (viii) ‘Perennial crop’ means a crop which is irrigated continuously for a period of more than eight months;
8. (ix) ‘Plot’ means one or two or more portions into which a piece of land is divided for the purpose of irrigation, each of such portions being provided with separate inlet for irrigation water;
9. (x) ‘Rabi crop’ means a crop grown within rabi season, namely, from 15th October to 14th February next following;
10. (xi) ‘Section’ means a section of the Act;
11. (xii) ‘Sub-Divisional Officer’ means a Sub-Divisional Officer of the Public Works Department, subordinate to the Executive Engineer;
12. (xiii) ‘Superintending Engineer’ means the Superintending Engineer of the Public Works Department, Government of Goa, Daman and Diu.