Section 6: Afte r sec tion 20 of the pr inc ipl e Act the follow- Inser tion of ing new section shall be inset ted, nam ely
The Assam Opium (Amendment) Act, 1933State Act of Assam · Act 1 of 1933
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“20A. (I ) Th e [State Go vernme nt] ! may invest )>o wcr lo any officer o f the Excise Dep ar tm en t, not below the J^off icc r ran k of Sub-Insp ector o r any class of such officer, wi th u j,|l the powers of an officer in cha rge of a police sta tio n w er» of an for the invest iga tion of offences under this Act. o ® c e r in-c h arge of a Police station .
(2) Any conle ssion mad e to or whilst in the cus to dy of any officer invested un de r sub-section (1) with the pow er of an officer in-c harge of a police stat ion shall be deemed to be a confession m ade to on whilst in the cus tody of police offic er” .