Appointment of Prohibition Commissioner, etc

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.