(1) A "ehak" is that area of 1and on one side of a Chak.
canal, or below a tail, which would be commanded by a single outlet so situated that it would eonunz1nd the greatest possible area of land on that side of the canal in that neighbourhood.
Explanation.~The fact that, in order to secure a more efficient flow of water, two or more outlets are constructed fot one chak, does not convert that chak into two or more chaks.
(2) In cases of doubt, the Executive Engineer shall have power to determine the boundaries of chaks ; and in all cases he shall have power so to determine them that no single chak shall include land in more than one village.
69 [12-A. "Compulsorily as~cssed area" means an area ri.on fied as compulsorily assessed to wa ter-ratc iu accordance \Vith rules made under this Act and the cxpr,;ssion "compulsm·il.y assessed" shall be c,ms1rued accor~lingly.] 3 Compulsorily ~sscssed area.
13. .An "occupier" of land is any penon holding or profr·,,, mg to hold the right to cultivate such land lc,r the tirw,: bt'ing.
f14·. ~\ "pcrman,:nt holder" of :mv land means the Bhumi swami of such land and includes m1 ;ceupancv tenant therof.J 4
1. Subs. by C. P. an i lhrctr Act 55 of 1948, S. 3.
2. Subs. by A. 0 1937, for "Government".
3. lns by C. P. and Barar Act, 11 of 1945, S. ,-.
4. Subs. by M. P. Act 23 of 1960, S. 4.
Occupier.
Permanent !10Jder.
70 Canal revenue.
Water-rate.
Canal officers.
Canal charges THE MADHYA PRADESH IRRIGATION ACT, 1931 [15. "C'.ana] rcven.u..::~: ir-.c:udcs irrfrration ccss levied un der chapter _\'I-D and 2.ll sums, p,,yablc t~ the Government for the use of, n~ht to use of, or v·:1·,tc of water from, a canal.] 1 . 16. A "water-rate" is ,,tlie am?unt of canal revenue pay able for the. use of water or 10r the nght to use water for irriga tion for a smgle crop on one 2.cre of l:md.
Explanation,-A single crop includes t,rn crops of the sm:rje product within the same year.
CHA.PTER-II Canal q[ficials and their charges and J1owers I i'. There shall be the following classes of canal officers, namclv : (a1 . ;
(b) re) ' ' (d)
(e) The Chief Engineer ;
Superintending Engin~ers Executive Engineers ;
Sub-Divisional Officers ; and Canal Deputy Collectors.