(1) 1[In any area 2[(other than 3[Brihan Mumbai])] under the charge of a Commissioner], the Commissioner 4[* * * *] shall, from time to time, appoint such places as he thinks fit to be public pounds, and may appoint to be keepers of such pounds Police officers of such rank as may be approved by the State Government.
(2) Every pound-keeper so appointed shall, in the performance of his duties be subject to the direction and control of the Commissioner, 5[* *].
(2) Every pound-keeper so appointed shall, in the performance of his duties be subject to the direction and control of the Commissioner, 5[* *].
Source footnotes
1. These words were substituted for the words "in Greater Bombay" by Bom. 56 of 1959, s. 3, Sch.2. These brackets and words were inserted by Mah. 18 of 1974, ss. 5 and 6.
3. These words were substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Mah. 27 of 2023, s. 5.
4. The words and figures "and in other areas to which the State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the provisions of this section and sections 91, 92, 93 and 94 of this Act, any officer appointed in that behalf by the State Government" were deleted by Bom. 20 of 1953, s. 9.
5. The words "or such officer as aforesaid" were deleted by Bom. 20 of 1953, s. 9.
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