Chapter II Chapter II

(1) There shall be the following classes of prohibition authorities for the purpose of this Act, namely :- (a) the Prohibition Commissioner ; (b) the Collector ; (c) Prohibition Superintendent, who may be either honorary or stipendiary; and (d) Prohibition Officers, who may be either honorary or stipendiary. (2) (i) the Collector or other Prohibition authority in charge of a district may constitute prohibition committees for any portion or portions thereof. (ii) Such Prohibition committees shall – (a) exercise and perform the prescribed powers and duties, and (b) generally assist the Collector or other Prohibition authority in charge of the district, as the case may be, in carrying out the objects of this Act.

(1) The authorities specified in sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be appointed by the Governor and shall exercise and perform in the prescribed areas the prescribed powers and duties, and their conditions of powers and duties, and their conditions of service (in the case of authorities other than honorary authorities) and their relation to each other shall be such as may be prescribed. (2) The Provincial Government may, at any time, by notification withdraw from any of the said authorities any or all of the powers referred to in sub-section (1).

In the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties conferred and imposed on a Prohibition authority under sub-section (1) of section 5, such prohibition authority shall be guided by such orders and instruction as he may from time to time receive from the Provincial Government.

An order passed by a Prohibition authority, other than the Prohibition Commissioner, under any of the provisions of this Act may be revised by the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner.