Appointment of pound-keepers

(1) The District Magistrate shall appoint any police patel of a village entitled under a notification under sub-section (2) of section 3, to use the pound, as the pound-keeper for such pound: Provided that where it is deemed necessary the District Magistrate shall appoint a person other than such police patel as the pound-keeper of such pound. (2) The District Magistrate shall appoint such person as he deems fit as the pound-keeper for any pound established for any area or areas other than a village or villages. (3) Every pound-keeper appointed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.