Section 3, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 [S2F-2FP]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 13 March 1958.
3. Appointment of Collector.—(1) The State Government may, by notification, appoint an authority, to be known as the Collector, to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act. (2) The Collector may, with the previous approval of the State Government, appoint such officers and other employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. (3) The State Government may, by notification, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act, except the power to make rules under section 42, shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by the Collector.
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Collector: Section 2, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 [S2F2EM] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Collector" means the Collector of a district and includes any officer whom the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf
Collector: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (11) "Collector" shall mean, in a Presidency town, the Collector of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be, and elsewhere the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue-administration of a district;
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notification: Section 2, Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 [S2F2EM] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly
notification: 996 more definitions.
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