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(1) No prosecution under, this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder shall be instituted except by an Inspector and except with the previous sanction of the 86[District Magistrate ] or the local authority, as the case may be : 87[Provided that any local authority may direct that the powers conferred on it by this sub-section shall, in such circumstances and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be exercised by its standing committee or by any committee appointed by it in this behalf or, if such local authority is a municipal corporation, by its Municipal Commissioner 88[or Deputy Municipal Commissioner] 89[or by any other officer as may be specified in the direction.] (2) No Court inferior to that of 90[ * * * ] a Magistrate of a econd Class shall try any offence against this Act or any rule or order made there- under.