Clause 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) The powers and functions conferred upon the Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau under this Act, and the duties required to be discharged by him may, subject to such limitations as the Director may impose, be exercised and discharged by the Deputy Director or an Assistant Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau duly authorised by the Director to act on his behalf.”.