For special empowerment under section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of…
Under s.3(1), a State Government officer may make a detention order only if he is "not below the rank of Secretary to that Government" and is specially empowered. The Joint…
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For special empowerment under section 3(1) of the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, a State Government officer must not be below the rank of:
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Under s.3(1), a State Government officer may make a detention order only if he is "not below the rank of Secretary to that Government" and is specially empowered. The Joint Secretary rank is the floor for officers of the Central Government, and District Magistrates act under s.3(2) rather than as empowered officers under s.3(1).