Legal glossary
“canal-officer”
Defined in 1 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 · s. 4
(7) "Canal-officer".— "Canal-officer" means an officer appointed under this Act to exercise control or jurisdiction over a canal or any part thereof; "Superintending Canal-officer".— "Superintending Canal-officer" means an officer exercising general control over a canal or portion of a canal; "Divisional Canal-officer".— "Divisional Canal-officer" means an officer exercising control over a division of a canal; "Sub-divisional Canal-officer".— "Sub-divisional Canal-officer" means an officer exercising control over a sub-division of a canal;
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