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Th e State Government may, by notification men tof Jus- in the Official Gazette, appoint for such period as may tices of the be specified in the notification and subject to such Peace. rules as may be made by the State Government, any person who is a citizen of India and as to whose integrity and suitability it is satisfied, to be a Justice of the Peace for a local area to be mentioned in the notification, and more than one Justice of the Peace may be appointed for the same local area. Exp lanation—In this section and in section 22A and 228, “local area” means— (a) in a Municipality, a ward as notified under Assam Act the Assam Municipal Act, 1956, and XV of 1957. (b) elsewhere, the area included in a police station,” Insertion of 4. After section 22 of the Code as so substituted the sections 22A following shall be inserted as sections 22A and 22B, and 22B in namely :— Act No.5 of