Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879
Subject to rules made in this behalf by [State] Government]— (a) any revenue officer or village accountant may for the purpose of preparing or revising any map or plan required for or in connection with any record or register under this Chapter exercise any of the powers of a survey officer under sections 96 and 97, except the powers of assessing the cost of hired labour under section 97, and (b) any revenue officer of a rank not lower than that of an Assistant or Deputy Collector or of a survey officer may assess the cost of the preparation or revision of such map or plan and call contingent expenses, including the cost of clerical labour and supervision, on the lands to which such maps or plan relate, and such costs shall be recoverable as revenue demand.