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Inspector-General, Additional and Deputy Inspector General. (1) For the Direction and supervision of the Police Force, the State Government shall appoint an Inspector-General of Police who shall exercise such powers and perform such functions and duties and shall have such responsibilities and such authority as may be provided by or under this Act or orders made by the State Government. (2) (a) The State Government may appoint 2[one or more Special Inspector-General of Police] 3[one or more Additional Inspectors-General] and one or more Deputy Inspectors-General of Police. (b) The State Government may direct that any one of the powers, functions, duties and responsibilities and the authority of the Inspector-General may be exercised, performed or discharged as the case, may be, by 4[a Special Inspector-General or] 5[an Additional Inspector-General] or a Deputy Inspector-General. (c) The State Government may also by a general or special order direct that [a Special Inspector-General or] [an Additional Inspector–General] or Deputy Inspector–General shall assist and aid the Inspector-General in the performance, exercise and discharge of his powers, functions, duties, responsibilities and authority in such manner and to such extent as may be specified in the order. 6[N. B.- Retrospective effect to Secs. 2 to 6 and indemnity of officers, etc. (1) The amendments made to the principal Act by Secs. 2 to 6 (both inclusive) of this Act shall be deemed to have been made and come into force on the 20the day of November, 1963. (2) All acts done in good faith by any police officer, or Additional police officer, Veterinary Officer or Magistrate in pursuance or intended pursuance of the powers conferred on him by Secs. 73 to 77 (both inclusive) of the principal Act as amended by this Act during the period from the 20th November, 1963 to the date of commencement of Bombay Police (Amendment) Act, 1964 shall be deemed to be and always be deemed to have been validly done, and no such acts shall be deemed to be invalid or called in question on the ground only that the said powers in purported exercise of which the said acts were done were not at the time when the said acts were done lawfully vested in him, and all such officers and Magistrates are hereby indemnified and discharged from civil and criminal liability in respect of such acts.] 1 This sub-clause was substituted for the words “the State”, by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960. 2 Ins. By Mah Act XXIV of 1971. 3 Subs by Maharashtra Act 38 of 1961. 4 Ins by Mah Act XXIV of 1971. 5 Subs by Maharashtra Act 38 of 1961. 6 Ins by Maharashtra Act 24 of 1964. 6