Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (1) Board of Revenue – "Board of Revenue" means the Board of Revenue as constituted under the Orissa Board of Revenue Act, 1951 (Orissa Act 23 of 1951) as amended by the Orissa Board of Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1957 (Orissa Act 18 of 1957); (2) Collector – "Collector" means the Collector of a district and includes a Deputy Commissioner or other officer appointed under the act by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers of a Collector; (3) Commissioner – "Commissioner" means a Revenue Divisional Commissioner as defined in the Orissa Revenue Divisional Commissioners Act, 1957 (Orissa Act 19 of 1957); (4) Compulsory basic water rate – "Compulsory basic water rate" means a flat-rate per acre of land within the culturable commanded area of an irrigation work payable to the State Government for supply of water, whether used or not, from an irrigation work for irrigation of staple cereal crop generally grown in such area. Explanation :– For the purpose of this clause "law within culturable commanded area" shall not include any land which does not, except under circumstances specified in S. 22, actually get water from an irrigation work; (5) Culturable Commanded Area – "Culturable Commanded Area" means all lands under irrigable command of an irrigation work are fit for cultivation. (6) Drainage work – "Drainage work" includes channels, either natural or artificial, for the discharge of waste or surplus water and all works connected with or auxiliary to such channels and escape channels from an irrigation work, embankments sluices, groins and all works for the protection of lands from flood or from erosion formed, constructed or maintained by the State Government either wholly or in part; (6-a) "Government water source" – means any water source created naturally or otherwise by collection or deposit of water at a fixed place, any sub-oil water or water in a state of running such as rivers, nalas, springs, stream and the like, which is other than an irrigation work and is the property of the Government; (7) Irrigation Officer – "Irrigation Officer" means an officer appointed under this Act to exercise control or jurisdiction over an irrigation work or any part thereof and includes an Additional Irrigation Officer; (8) Irrigation Revenue – "Irrigation Revenue "includes all sums payable to Government for the use of or right to use of waste water from an irrigation work;