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Notwithstanding anything contained in the Punjab Slum Areas (Improvements and Clearance) Act, 1961, the Chief Executive Officer shall be deemed to be the competent authority for the purposes of slum clearance and redevelopment under Chapter IV of the said Act and shall have such powers and discharge such duties under the said Act for the said purposes, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare. Chief Executive Officer to exercise powers under Punjab Act 24 of