Section 6. Application of Act VIII of 1873 to State tube-well

In respect of any State Tube-well the provisions of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873, except the provisions of section 1, clauses (4) and (7) of section 3, section 4, section 5 and Parts VI and VII of the said Act, shall be deemed to apply in like manner as if such State Tube-wells were a canal within the meaning of the said Act : Provided that in the application of the said Act every reference therein to a "Canal Officer" (except in section 27 of said Act) a "Superintending Canal Officer", a "Divisional Canal Officer" or a "Sub-Divisional Canal Officer" shall be deemed to be a reference to a "Tube-well Officer" a "Superintending Engineer", a "Divisional Officer" or a "Sub-Divisional Officer" respectively : Provided further that for the purpose of such application the said Act shall be subject to the modification indicated in the Schedule.