Power to appoint Designated Judges

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint as many Designated Judges in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court as it may be necessary to try offences punishable under this Act. (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Designated Judge under this Act unless he is or has been a Sessions Judge under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974).