Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
XXXI. The word " 1Magistrate9' shall incl~de any person exercising the Ii~ter~retntion of the full P O W ~ ~ B of a, Magistrate ; and within the $residency word "31agistl.ate." Towns and in the Btrai'cs9 Settlement, all powcrq of conviction &lid confiscation upon conviction given by this Act to a Magistrate, Coml,,issioners of Poshall be exercised by the Police Nagistrates ; and all lice in Presidel?cy otl~er powers given by tliis Act to a Magistrate may Towns may exercise the porvers hereby given to be exercised by the Columissioner of Police, and all a Magistrate, other than powers ofcoilvictioi~ and notices hereby required to be given to a Magistrate shall in confiscation. any such Presidency Towla or in the Straits2 Settlenaent
be given to the Commissioner of Police,
XXXIH. Whenever in any Presidency or place the immediate control and superintendence of thc Police is vested in any person Persons having the immediate superintendother than the Magistrate or such Commissioner of Police elice of the Police inay be vested the as aforesaid, the Executive Government may order powers heyeby given to a %lagistrate, other that all or any of the powers given by this Act to a than llowers of comiciXagistrate, other than powers of conviction and confiscation and confiscation. tioa t~pon coiioiction, shall be exercised by such person, 2nd that all notices hereby required to be given Go a Nagistrate shall be given to such person.
XXXHII. This Act, or any part or parts thereof> shall take effect in act or part of i t[any District ][or ][place to which the same shall be extended ] to take efect in any District to which it `is`[by order of the Governor General of India in Council or ] mcn'c. exte"ded by GOvel'nof the Executive Government of any Presidency or place,
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.ACT No. XXVIII OF 1857*
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LCY%.TV. - IG shall be Ia-cvfuT for the Gove,mor' Generzil iia Gotir:lcil. or the
Pa:;s of I)istj:ic;t m s ~ 7[Executive G-ove~nmenc ][of ] `[any ]`[Presid.enc;y ][a? ][place ][from ] he mitl~dGa\?n fimr thg time to time $0 $om the operation & a,ll `or` operskion of tlio Act sga,in .,naclt: s~lh- of the prorrisions of tchis Act any " -- pi);rt or pwtr'cs - of ally District or place which they msy - prevjou.sly - have declare6 'GO 'be subjecl: theyeto ; and in like manner, as oceasioii sl~ail require, to s-c!Isjec,t the same again to the opera,tion of dl or auy of the prouisio~zs of 4;hi~ Act. '$
Source: India Code