The State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates, to be known as Special Executive Magistrates, for particular areas or for the performance of particular functions and confer on such Special Executive Magistrates such of the powers as are conferrable under this Code on Executive Magistrates, as it may deem fit.

STATE AMENDMENT

Uttar Pradesh

   Amendment of section 21. — In section 21 of the said Code, in sub-section (2) the following proviso shall be inserted and deemed always to have been inserted, namely :—

   “Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be construed to prohibit the State Government from exercising its control over Assistant Public Prosecutor through police officers.”

[Vide the Uttar Pradesh Act 16 of 1976, s. 5]