27. Amendment of Act 20 of 1967.—

In the Kerala Irrigation Works (Execution by joint Labour) Act, 1967.—

(1) in section 2,. the existing clause (a) shall be relettered as clause (aa) of that section and before clause (aa) as so relettered the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(a) "local authority" means a panchayat at any level constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a municipality constituted under section 4 of the Kerala .Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994).";

(2) in section 3,— (a) in sub-section (1), for the words "or any other officer" the words "or agricultural officers of local authority" shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (3). for the words "or such other officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall be substituted; (3) in section 4,— (a) in sub-section (1), for the words "or any other officer" and "or such other officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall respectively be substituted; (b) in sub-section (2), for the words "or other officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall be substituted; (c) in sub-section (3), for the words "or any other officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall be substituted; (d) in sub-section (4), for the words "or any other officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall be substituted; (e) in sub-section (5), for the words "or other officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall be substituted; (4) in section (5), for the words "or the officer" the words "or the agricultural officer of the local authority" shall be substituted.