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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 116

Functions of Chief Law Officer

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Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 116 is part of Coast Guard Act, 1978 - Functions of Chief Law Officer. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) It shall be the duty of the Chief Law Officer to perform such duties of a legal and judicial character pertaining to the Coast Guard as may, from time to time, be referred or assigned to him by the Central Government or the Director-General, and to discharge the functions conferred on him by or under this Act.

(2) The functions of the Chief Law Officer shall, in his absence or otherwise, be performed by Such Law Officer as may be designated in this behalf by the Director-General.

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What does Coast Guard Act, 1978 Section 116 provide?

Section Section 116 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Functions of Chief Law Officer) is reproduced on this page as part of the Coast Guard Act, 1978. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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