Chapter II Chapter II

Establishment and Control

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification, appoint an officer to be called the Commissioner of Prohibition or Prohibition Commissioner, who subject to the control of the State Government, shall exercise such powers and shall perform such duties and such functions as are conferred upon, by or under the provisions of this Act and shall superintend and have the control over all matters connected with the administration of this Act.
2. (2) To assist the Prohibition Commissioner in carrying out the provisions of this Act, the State Government may appoint by notification such other officer or officers with such designations and assign to them such powers, duties and functions under this Act, rules or orders made there-under, as may be deemed necessary.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections
4. (1) and (2), on and from the date of commencement of this Act, all officers and staff appointed under the Excise Act in force, shall be deemed to be the officers and staff appointed also under sub-sections
5. (1) and
6. (2) of this section for the purpose of giving effect to this Act, and in particular the Commissioner of Excise, Deputy Commissioner of Excise, Assistant Commissioner of Excise, Superintendent of Excise, Excise Officer, Inspector of Excise and Sub-Inspector of Excise shall also stand designated respectively as Commissioner of Prohibition, Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition, Assistant Commissioner of Prohibition, Superintendent of Prohibition, Prohibition Officer, Inspector of Prohibition and Sub-Inspector of Prohibition, for the purposes of this Act, rules or orders made thereunder.

1. (1) The administration of prohibition within a district shall ordinarily be under the charge of the Collector who shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this Act within the limits of his jurisdiction.
2. (2) For the purposes of this Act, all Collectors shall be subordinate to the Commissioner.
3. (3) The State Government may, by notification appoint any person other than the Collector to exercise in any district or place all or any of the powers and to perform all or any of the duties and functions as are conferred and imposed by or under this Act on a Collector subject to such control as the State Government may from time to time direct.
4. (4) The State Government may appoint such other officers of the Excise Department, who shall be subordinate to the Collector, of such classes and with such designations, powers and duties as the State Government may think fit.

1. (1) The State Government may delegate any of its powers exercisable under this Act to the Commissioner or such other officer as may deem fit.
2. (2) Subject to the control and directions of the State Government, the powers conferred on the Commissioner may be delegated by him to any of his subordinates.

In exercise of their powers and in discharge of their duties and functions under the provisions of this Act or rules, or orders made thereunder, all Prohibition Officers, and all officers including the officers of the police and other departments shall, subject to the general or special orders of the State Government, be subordinate to and under the control of the Commissioner and shall be bound to follow such orders as the Commissioner may, from time to time, make.