Section 9: Appointment of Commissioner and Excise Officers

¹ [(1)] The ²[State Government] shall appoint an Excise Commissioner and may appoint as many Additional Excise Commissioners as may be deemed necessary, for the whole of ³[those parts of the State of Rajasthan to which this Act extends].

³[(1-A) The [State Government] may also appoint such and so many other persons, as it thinks fit and necessary to be: -

(i) Joint Excise Commissioner;

(ii) Deputy Excise Commissioners;

(iii) District Excise Officer;

(iv) Assistant Excise officer;

(v) Other Excise Officers.]

(1-B) The ²[State Government] may prescribe duties and powers to be performed and exercised by each officer or class of officers appointed under Sub-sections (1) and (1-A).

(2) The ²[State Government] may delegate to the Excise Commissioner such powers of the [State Government] conferred by this Act, as it may specify, except the power to make rules thereunder.

(3) The ²[State Government] may also authorise the Excise Commissioner to delegate to any of his subordinate officers such of his powers under this Act as may be specified.