(1) The State Government may appoint one or more magistrates of the first or second class for the trial of offences against this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder or any bye-law continued thereunder and may prescribe the time and place at which such magistrate or magistrates shall sit for the despatch of business.
(2) Such magistrates and the members of their staff shall be paid such salary, pension, leave and other allowances as may, from time to time, be fixed by the State Government.
1. Ins. by Act 11 of 1960, s. 71 (w.e.f. 25-4-1960).
2 Ins. by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(a) and the Schedule (w.e.f. 3-9-1971).
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(3) The new Corporation shall out of its fund, pay to the State Government the amounts of the salary, pension, leave and other allowances as fixed under sub-section (2) together with all other incidental charges in connection with the establishments of the said magistrates.
(4) Such Magistrates shall have jurisdiction over the whole of the Union territory of Delhi.
(5) For the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), all magistrates appointed under this section shall be deemed to be magistrates appointed under section 12 of that Code.