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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Opium Act, 1878 Section 20

Power of State Government to authorize officers to investigate offences and grant bail 1 Secs. 20 to 20J subs. for

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Opium Act, 1878 Section 20 is part of Opium Act, 1878 - Power of State Government to authorize officers to investigate offences and grant bail 1 Secs. 20 to 20J subs. for. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) The 2 Words "Provincial Government" first subs. for the words "Local Government" by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937 and thereafter, the word "State" subs. for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [State Government] may,by notification in the3 Words subs. for the words "Local Gazette" by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937. [Official Gazette], authorize any class of officers of the Excise, Police or Customs Department to investigate offences, and to grant bail to persons arrested, under this Act.

(2) The 4 Words "Provincial Government" first subs. for the words "Local Government" by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order. 1937 and thereafter, the word "State" subs. for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order. 1950.[State Government] may, from time to time, determine the form of the bail bond to be used.

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What does Opium Act, 1878 Section 20 provide?

Section Section 20 of the Opium Act, 1878 (Power of State Government to authorize officers to investigate offences and grant bail 1 Secs. 20 to 20J subs. for) is reproduced on this page as part of the Opium Act, 1878. 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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