THE lKRlGATION ACT IN EXERCISE of thc powcrs conferred by section 27 of the Irrigation Act. thc hlinistcr for Agriculture, after consultation with the National lrrigation Roard hereby makes thc following Regula- tions : - THE IRRIGATION (NATIONAL IRRIGATION SCHEMES) REGULATIONS. 1977 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irrigation (National Irrigation Schemes) Regulations. 1977, and shall apply to such areas o f land as the Minister may, hy notice in the Gazette. designate to Se national irrigation schemes. 2. In thcce Regulatio~lc. unicss the context otherwise requircs- "court" mcans the court having jurisdiction in the scheme; "scheme" means any arca designated to he a nationai irrigation scheme under section I4 nf the Irrigation Act; "authorized dependant" means, in relation to a licensee. his father and mother, wives and such o f his children as are unmamed and under the age of eighteen years; "committee" mcans an irrigation committee a...