Section 10
Power to name authorities for exercising statutory functions.
The Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960
About this Act
An Act to provide for the merger into the States of Assam, Punjab and West Bengal of certain territories acquired in pursuance of the agreements entered into between the Governments of India and Pakistan and for matters connected therewith.
The State Government
concerned, as respects the acquired territories included in that State, may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, specify the authority, officer or person who, on or after the appointed day, shall be
competent to exercise such functions, exercisable under any law in force on that day in those
territories, as may be mentioned in that notification and such law shall have effect accordingly.