Special Executive Magistrates
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Summary
The State Government can appoint Special Executive Magistrates for a chosen term, including police officers of Superintendent of Police rank or equivalent, for particular areas or functions. It may give them any powers that Executive Magistrates have under this Sanhita as it deems fit. Those appointees then exercise those powers in the specified area or for the specified function.
Example
Priya plans a large public meeting in her town. The State appoints a Superintendent of Police as a Special Executive Magistrate for the event and gives powers to set assembly times and order removal of troublemakers. Priya must follow the conditions the Special Executive Magistrate imposes.
Bare Act
Enacted textThe State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates or any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police or equivalent, to be known as Special Executive Magistrates, for particular areas or for the performance of particular functions and confer on such Special Executive Magistrates such of the powers as are conferrable under this Sanhita on Executive Magistrates, as it may deem fit.
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