Section 2(d) in The Bihar Irrigation Field Channels Act, 1965
(d)'Block Development Officer' means an officer appointed as such under Section 20 of the Bihar Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Act, 1961 (Bihar Act VI of 1962), and includes a Block Development Officer of a Community Development Block appointed under the executive order of the State Government where that Act has not been enforced;
