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(1) The following licensing authority shall have power to grant licences under this Act, namely :- (i) in Brihan Mumbai and other areas for which a Commissioner of Police is appointed under section 7 of the Maharashtra Police Act (XXII of 1951), the Commissioner of Police; and (ii) in other areas, the Superintendent of Police of the respective district. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such other authorities as it may specify in the notification, to be the licensing authorities for the purposes of this Act.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) The following licensing authority shall have power to grant licences under this Act, namely :-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>i</i>) in Brihan Mumbai and other areas for which a Commissioner of Police is appointed under section 7 of the Maharashtra Police Act (XXII of 1951), the Commissioner of Police; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>ii</i>) in other areas, the Superintendent of Police of the respective district.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (<i>1</i>), the State Government may, by notification in the <i>Official Gazette</i>, appoint such other authorities as it may specify in the notification, to be the licensing authorities for the purposes of this Act.<br> <br>