Section 2. Amendment of section 3 of Bom. VIII of 1867.

In section 3 of the Bombay Village Police Act, 1867 (Bom. VIII of 1867), for the portion beginning with the words "the Commissioner, be exercised" and ending with the words "any portion thereof", the following shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, substituted, namely:- "the State Government and the Commissioner, be exercised by the Magistrate of the district, who may, with the sanction of the State Government or the Commissioner, delegate all or any of the powers conferred on or exercisable by him by or under any of the provisions of this Act, including the power to appoint Police-patels under section 5 and also the power under section 9 to take action against Police-patels or members of a village establishment liable to be called on for performance of Police duties"