Cognizance of offence.

No prosecution under this Act or the rules or orders made there- under shall be instituted except by an Inspector and except with the previous sanction of an officer or officers notified by the State Government in this behalf or the local authority, as the case may be :\n\nProvided that any local authority may direct that the powers conferred on it by this section shall, in such circumstances and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be exercised by its standing committee or by any committee appointed by it in this behalf or if such local authority is a municipal corporation, by its Municipal Commissioner or Deputy Municipal Commissioner, or by any other officer as may be specified in the direction.