(1) The Commissioner shall, with the previous approval of the Government, specify the area within which each 2[Joint Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner], if there is more than one, shall exercise the powers conferred and discharge the duties imposed by this act or the rules made thereunder on a 2[Joint Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner] as such.
(2) The Commissioner may delegate any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on him by this Act or the rules made thereunder [including the powers and duties of an Assistant Commissioner which may be exercised by the Commissioner under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 14 but not including the powers and duties of the Commissioner under 3[section 21, 22, 46, 47, 59, 69, 72] or sub-section (2) of section 92, in respect of any area or any class or group of institutions in the State or any area therein to 1[Additional Commissioner], or 2[Joint Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner], subject to such restrictions and control as the Government may, by general or special order, lay down and subject also to such limitations and conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order of delegation.
Inserted by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act 50 of 2002 and deemed to have come into force on July 7th,
1997.
The expression “Joint Commissioners” was added by Tamil Nadu Act 18 of
1993.
The words and figures “costs, charges and expenses other than those referred to in section 93 incurred by the Area Committees and the” were omitted by section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 1968 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 1968).
14 4[13-A. Powers and duties of 5[Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner].—Subject to the administrative control of the Commissioner, 5[the Additional Commissioner, or the Joint Commissioner, as the case may be,] shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties of the Commissioner as may, from time to time, be determined by the Government, and any order passed or proceeding taken by the 5[Additional Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner, as the case maybe,] in exercise of powers and discharge of such duties shall be deemed to be an order of the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act.]