Section 2(3) in Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997
(3)'Minor Irrigation System' means irrigation system under Minor Irrigation Project having irrigable command area upto 2,000 hectares.[Such system may have single tiered farmers organisation, namely:- [Added by Act No. 7 of 2003, dated 23.4.2003.]Water Users Association.](q)"land holder" means an owner and or a tenant recorded as such in the record of rights - under the Andhra Pradesh Record of Rights in Land Act, 1971 (Act 26 of 1971) in respect of land in the notified ayacut area of an irrigation system.(r)"maintenance" means execution of such works on the irrigation system as are necessary to ensure that the physical system designed to the standards operates for proper distribution of water to the land holders in the area of operation.(s)"notification" means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, and the expression 'notified' shall be construed accordingly.(t)"operational plan" means a schedule of irrigation deliveries with details of the mode and duration of supplies drawn up for regulation of irrigation in the command area of an irrigation system.(u)"prescribed" means prescribed by the Government by rules made under this Act.(uu)[ 'Superintending Engineer' means the Superintending Engineer of Irrigation and Command Area Development Department incharge of concerned Farmers Organisations.] [Inserted by Act No. 7 of 2003, dated 23.4.2003.](v)"warabandi" means a system of distribution of water allocation to water users by turn, according to an approved schedule indicating the day, duration and the time of supply.(w)"water allocation" in relation to an irrigation system means distribution of water determined from time to time by a Farmers' Organisation in its area of operation.(x)"water user" means and includes any individual or body corporate or a society using water for agriculture, domestic, power, non-domestic, commercial, industrial or any other purpose from a Government or the Corporation source of irrigation.
