Appointment of Competent Authorities and their functions.

(1) The Government may, by notification appoint such officer from the Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, or any other Department or Corporation including Irrigation Development Corporation, as they consider necessary, to be the competent authority (Engineering) with specific functions as prescribed, to every farmers‟ organization for the purpose of this Act. (2) The Government may also, by notification appoint an officer from the Agriculture Department, to be the competent authority (Agriculture) with the specific functions as prescribed, to every farmers‟ organization for the purpose of this Act. (3) For strengthening of the farmers‟ organizations the Government may also, by notification appoint an officer or officers from any department or departments, to be the additional competent authority or authorities for discharging specific functions, as may be prescribed.