Section 13 the Probation of offenders act, 1988
Section 13 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1988 (Note: The correct year of the Act is 1958, not 1988) reads as follows:
Section 13 – Delegation of powers
The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any powers exercisable by it under this Act shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by an officer subordinate to that Government.
Explanation:
This section empowers the State Government to delegate its powers under the Act.
Delegation must be done through a notification in the Official Gazette.
The powers may be delegated to any officer subordinate to the government.
The delegation can be:
Subject-specific (certain powers only),
Conditioned (specific conditions must be followed).
Purpose:
This provision helps in administrative efficiency, especially in:
Speedy implementation of probation laws,
Decentralizing authority,
Making probation services more accessible at the local level.
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