(1) The State Government may group together in to circles areas in which canals have been or arc to be construct ed ; and may divide circles in to divisions, and divisions into mb-divisions.
(2) The State Government may at any time born new circles, divisions or sub-divisions, abolish existing circles, divisions or sub-divisions, or alter the limits of existing circles, divisions or sub-divisions.
(3) The State Government shall appoint a Chief Eng ineer to be in-charge of the irrigation department generally, a Superintending Engineer to be in-charge of each circle, an Ex ecutive Engineer to be in-charge of each division, and a Sub Divisibnal Officer to be in charge of each sub-division.
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(4) The State Government may appoint persons to be additional canal officers in any sub-division, division or circle, and may invest them with any or all of the powers of a Sub-Division.al Officer, Executive Engineer or Superintending Engineer, re spectivelv.
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(5) The State Government may invest Superintending Engineers with the power to appoint Sub-Divisional Officers to sub-divisions within their circles.
Additional canal officers. ['18-A. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint the Canal Officers of any neigh bouring State to be Additional Canal Officers in any sub-division or circle of this State and to exercise such powers and to per form such duties under this Act as may he specified in the noti fication.]2 !. Subs. by M. P. Act 42 of 1973, S. 3.
2. Ins.1 by M. P. Act 23 of 1958, S. 3(3), Sche<lulc, Part-A, Item 26.
THE MADHYA PRADESH IRRIGATION ACT, 1931
19. The Chief Engineer shall be subordinate to the State Government;
all other canal officers shall be subordinate to the Chief Engineer;
all canal officers in a circle shall be subordinate to the Superintending Engineer; and all canal officers in a division shall be subordinate to the Executive Engineer.
71 Subordination of canaJ officers.