law: Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883
  3.Collector defined.:-
  In this Act,
  
  "Collector" { Cf.the definition in s.3(10)
  
  of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897).} means the Collector of
  
  land-revenue of a district, or the Deputy Commissioner, or any officer
  
  empowered by the State Government by name or by virtue of his office to
  
  discharge the functions of a Collector under this Act.