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Section 20: Forsection 30, thefollowingsecdonshall besubsrituted, namely

The West Bengal Separation Of Judicial And Executive Functions Act, 1970State Act of West Bengal · Act 8 of 1970

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30. Nolwilhslanding anyrhing conlained in with section 28 or section 29, the Slate Government may, imprisonmcnr in consultation wilh the High Court, invest any not exceeding seven ymrs. Judicial Magismte of the firs1 class with power lo lry as a Magiskale a11 offences nor punishable with death or with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a lerm exceeding seven years:

Provided that no such Judicial Magistrale shall be invested with such powcrs unless he has, for not less than ten years, exercised powers not inferior to hose of a Judicial Magisbole 01 lhe First class:

Provided furlher lhal if any Judicial Magistra~e oC the firs t class has, prior to his appojnlment as such Magisirale, exercised rhe powers of an Assis~ant Sessions Judge, he may be invesled wilh the powers under this section nolwilhstanding that he has not exercised [he powres of a Judicial Magismale of the first class For ten years.".

21. In section 32,-

(a) in the marginal note. for the word "Magistrate", the words "Judicial M a g i s ~ t c " shall be subslituted;

(b) in sub-seclion (I),-

(i) for the words "Magistnles of the first class", [he words "Judicial Magistrales of the first class" shall be subsd tuted;

(ii) in cIausc (b). for the words "Magislntes of Ihc second class", Ihe words "Judicial Magistrates or chc sccond class" shall be subsliluted;

(iii) in clause (c), for the words "Magistrates of thc th id class", [he words "Judicial Magistrates OF the lhird cla-ss" shall be substituted.

22. In section 33,-

(1) in the marginal note, for the word "Magistrates", the words "Judicial Magistntcs" shall be substitured;

(2) in sub-section (I) , for the words "any Magistra[c". ~ h c words "any Judicial Magiskale" shall be substiluled.

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ActThe West Bengal Separation Of Judicial And Executive Functions Act, 1970
Section20
Marginal noteForsection 30, thefollowingsecdonshall besubsrituted, namely
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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