8. Appointment of 1[Superintendent and], Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents.- (1) The State Government may appoint for each District or for a part of a district or for one or more districts 2[a Superintendent of Police] and one or more Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents of Police, as it may think expedient.
(2) The State Government may, by a general or special order, empower an Additional Superintendent to exercise and perform in the district for which he is appointed or in any part thereof, all or any of the powers, functions or duties to be exercised or performed by a 3[Superintendent] under this Act or under any law for the time being in force.
(3) The 4[Superintendent] may, with the previous permission of the State Government delegate any of the powers and functions conferred on him by or under this Act to an Assistant or Deputy Superintendent:
5[Provided that, the powers to be exercised by the Superintendent of making, altering or rescinding any rules under section 33 shall not be delegated on an Assistant or Deputy Superintendent].
(2) The State Government may, by a general or special order, empower an Additional Superintendent to exercise and perform in the district for which he is appointed or in any part thereof, all or any of the powers, functions or duties to be exercised or performed by a 3[Superintendent] under this Act or under any law for the time being in force.
(3) The 4[Superintendent] may, with the previous permission of the State Government delegate any of the powers and functions conferred on him by or under this Act to an Assistant or Deputy Superintendent:
5[Provided that, the powers to be exercised by the Superintendent of making, altering or rescinding any rules under section 33 shall not be delegated on an Assistant or Deputy Superintendent].
Source footnotes
1. These words were substituted for the word "District" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.2. These words were substituted for the words "a Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
3. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
4. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
5. This proviso was added by Mah. 13 of 1965, s. 2.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · One Police force for the whole of the State of Maharashtra.Section 4 · Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the State Government.Section 5 · Constitution of Police Force.Section 6 · Director-General and Inspector-General, Additional and Deputy Inspector General.Section 7 · Commissioner.Section 8A · Appointment of Director of Police Wireless and of Superintendent, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents for Wireless System, Motor Transport System of any specific duty.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.