Section 2

“Collector” shall have the same meaning as in the Land Ordinance [Cap. 68.];

“Committee” means a committee appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri under section 4;

“drainage” means the practice of causing water to be removed from the surface or sub-soil of land by natural or artificial means for agricultural or other purposes;

“drainage area” means any area used for agricultural or other purposes which may from time to time be so declared by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri† under the provisions of section 3;

“drainage water” means water which is removed from land by means of drainage works or by natural means;

* In force 15th October, 1957 - see G.N.S. 111/1957.

† Throughout the Ordinance “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” substituted for “Yang di-Pertua Negara” by virtue of

Enactment No 17 of 1976.

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“drainage works” includes the construction and maintenance of drainage canals and channels including sub-soil drains, banks, bunds, water gates, culverts, sluices, drains and other similar works for drainage purposes;

“Executive Officer” in respect of any drainage or irrigation area means such Irrigation and Drainage Engineer or such other officer not below the grade of Technical Assistant as the Director of Irrigation and Drainage may from time to time appoint in writing in that behalf;

“irrigation” means the practice of causing water to flow upon or spread over or under the surface of land for agricultural purposes and includes drainage for the removal of irrigation water;

“irrigation area” means any area which may from time to time be so declared by the

Yang di-Pertua Negeri under the provisions of section 3;

“irrigation season” means that period of time determined by the Committee during which irrigation water shall be made available to an irrigation area;

“irrigation water” means water which is put on to or retained on land in an irrigation area by means of irrigation works and includes water reaching such land as rainfall;

“irrigation works” includes the construction and maintenance of headworks, pumping stations, tanks, main canals, subsidiary canals, distribution channels, banks, water gates, culverts, sluices, and other similar works for irrigation purposes;

“occupier” includes a leasee or tenant and the cultivator or other person in actual possession, management or control of any land;

“owner” means owner as defined in the Land Ordinance [Cap. 68,];

“President” means the President of a Municipal Council established under the Local

Government Ordinance 1961 [Ord. No. 11/1961.].

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Declaration of drainage or irrigation area.