(1) There may be the following classes of Canal Officers appointed by the State Government, with the following designations, or such other designations as the State Government may, by an order in writing from time to time, determine, namely :—
(1) The Chief Engineers,
(2) Additional Chief Engineers,
(3) Superintending Engineers,
(4) Executive Engineers,
(5) Sub-divisional Officers, that is to say, the following officers holding charge of a sub-division :—
(a) Assistant Engineer, Class I ;
(b) Assistant Engineer, Class II ;
(c) Deputy Engineer ;
(d) Sub-Divisional Engineer ;
(e) Sub-divisional Officer ;
(6) Sectional Officers.
(2) For the purposes of Part XIII of this Act, the Canal Officer shall be a Revenue Officer not below the rank of a Tahsildar.
(3) The Canal Officers appointed by the Company or a Zilla Parishad may bear such designations refeered to in sub-section (1) as it thinks fit, and in doing so, their rank corresponding to the rank of Canal Officers appointed by the State Government shall be indicated in their order of appointment, and the provisions of this Part shall be construed accordingly.
7. The chief controlling authority in all matters connected with the construction, maintenance and managements of canal and matters incidental or supplemental thereto, in his region or regions, shall, in relation to canals of the State Government vest in the Additional Chief Engineer or an officer bearing any other designation, if any, specified in this behalf, and in relation to canals of the Company or a Zilla Parishad vest in such Canal Officer appointed by it as may be specified by it ;
subject to the superintendance, direction and control of the Chief Engineer and the State Government.