[157A. Officers holding charge of or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise power.- Whenever in consequence of the office of a Commissioner, Magistrate or Police officer becoming vacant, any officer holds charge of the post of such Commissioner, Magistrate or Police officer or succeeds, either temporarily or permanently, to his office, such officer shall be competent to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties respectively conferred and imposed by this Act on such Commissioner, Magistrate or Police officer, as the case may be.]
Section 157A: Officers holding charge of, or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise power.
The Maharashtra Police Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 22 of 1951
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maharashtra Police Act. |
|---|---|
| Section | 157A |
| Marginal note | Officers holding charge of, or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise power. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- inserted, Bom. 57 of 1954. Section 157A was inserted by Bom. 57 of 1954, s. 5.
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