(1) The powers and duties exercisable by the officers referred to in section 6 may also be exercised during the term of settlement, by the Deputy Commissioner or such other revenue officer as may be specified by the Government for the purpose, by notification in the official Gazette.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner, may, at any time during the term of settlement, correct any error in the area or the assessment or any survey number or sub-division due to a mistake of survey or arithmetical miscalculation. · CHAPTERV LAND RECORDS Preparation of record of rights
38. It shall be the duty of the survey officer to prepare a record of rights for each village showing the area of each survey number and other particulars and any other record or register, in accordance with the rules made under this Act :
Provided that where for any reason a record-of rights cannot be prepared in respect of the entire village it shall be lawful for the survey officer to prepare separate records of-rights for different areas of such village and notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any rule made thereunder, a record-of-rights, when finally published shall not be called in question in any court on the ground that it was not prepared in respect of the entire village. · Publication of the record of rights.