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Section 8: Appointment of Superintendent and Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendent.

The Maharashtra Police Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 22 of 1951

8. Appointment of [Superintendent and], Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents.- (1) The State Government may appoint for each District or for a part of a district or for one or more districts [a Superintendent of Police] and one or more Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents of Police, as it may think expedient.

(2) The State Government may, by a general or special order, empower an Additional Superintendent to exercise and perform in the district for which he is appointed or in any part thereof, all or any of the powers, functions or duties to be exercised or performed by a [Superintendent] under this Act or under any law for the time being in force.

(3) The [Superintendent] may, with the previous permission of the State Government delegate any of the powers and functions conferred on him by or under this Act to an Assistant or Deputy Superintendent:

[Provided that, the powers to be exercised by the Superintendent of making, altering or rescinding any rules under section 33 shall not be delegated on an Assistant or Deputy Superintendent].

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Police Act.
Section8
Marginal noteAppointment of Superintendent and Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendent.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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.

  • substituted, Mah. 46 of 1962. These words were substituted for the word "District" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
  • substituted, Mah. 46 of 1962. These words were substituted for the words "a Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
  • substituted, Mah. 46 of 1962. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
  • substituted, Mah. 46 of 1962. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
  • added, Mah. 13 of 1965. This proviso was added by Mah. 13 of 1965, s. 2.

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