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People's Committees Act (No. 16 of 1971) - Sect 14

Chairman or Secretary of the Committee may institute proceedings under section 148 (1) (b) of Chapter 20

14.
(1) The Committee may authorize in writing the Chairman or the Secretary of the Committee to institute, in the name of the Committee, criminal proceedings under section 148 (1) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code in respect of such offences as are set out in the Schedule hereto.
(2) The Chairman and Secretary of the Committee shall be deemed to be " peace officers " within the meaning and for the purposes of section 148 (1) (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
(3) The Schedule to this Act may be amended or rescinded by the Minister by regulation made under section 21.

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