(1) Each districts shall be placed under the charge of a Deputy Commissioner who shall be in charge of the revenue administration of the district and exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Deputy Commissioner under this Act or any other law for the time being in force and shall exercise so far as is consistent therewith such other powers of superintendence and control within the district and over the officers subordinate to him as may from time to time be prescribed.
(2) The Additional Deputy Commissioner shall exercise all such powers and perform all such duties of the Deputy Commissioner or other Revenue Officer as the State Government may specify by notification in the official Gazette.
(3) Each Sub-division shall be placed under the charge of a sub-divisional officer/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
(4) Each circle or block shall be placed under the charge of a Circle Officer or a Block Development Officer as the case may be.
(5) The duties and powers of the sub-divisional officers, the Circle Officers and other Revenue Officers shall be such as may be imposed or conferred on them by or under this Act or any other law in force for the time being or any general or special order of the Government published in the official Gazette in this hehpilf . ~ .. . :· ' Settlement Officers.
6. The officers specified in terms (d), (t), (h), and (i) of Section 4 shall have power to take cognizance of all matters connected with the survey of land and the settlement of the revenue-rates and the preparation and maintenance of land records and other registers and shall exercise all such powers and perform all such functions and perform all such duties as may be prescribed by or under this Act or by any general or special order of the Government published in the official Gazette.
Combination of officers.
7. It shall be lawful for the Government to appoint one and the same person by virtue of office to any two or more assignments provided for in this Chapter, and to confer on any officer of the Government all or any of the powers and duties of any of the revenue officers including that of the Deputy Commissioner.
Seals
8. The Government shall, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, specify the revenue officers who shall use Seal and also the size and description of Seal which each such officer shall use.
CHAPTER Ill RIGHTS OVER LAND Title of lands etc.