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Power for State Government to transfer certain functions to local authority and direct credit of surplus receipts to local fund The State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, - (a) transfer to any local authority, within any part of the territories under its administration in which this Act is in operation, all or any of the functions of the State Government or the Magistrate of the District under this Act, within the local area subject to the jurisdiction of the local authority. 32 . Power for Magistrate of the District to appoint the Chairman of Municipalities or President, of Union Boards to discharge the functions of an officer under section 14 (1) The Magistrate of the District may appoint for the purposes of this Act, a Chairman of a [Paurashava] constituted under the [Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960]; or a President of a [Union Parishad] constituted under [Bangladesh Local Council and Municipal Committee (Dissolution and Administration) Order, 1972]; to discharge the functions of an officer appointed under section 14, in respect of cattle impounded within the area included within that [Paurashava] or within the area subject to the jurisdiction of that Union Parishad, as the case may be: Provided that a Chairman or President so appointed may, by general or special order, delegate to the Vice-Chairman of such [Pasurashava] or the Vice-President of such (The words "Union Parishad" were substituted, for the words "Union Board" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)) [Union Parishad] as the case may be, all or any of the functions of an officer appointed under section 14 which such Chairman or President is entitled to discharge and may at any time withdraw the same.