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( 1 ) The State Government may, by an order, constitute the following Committees for the purposes of the Act, namely :- ( a ) the State Witness Protection Committee ; (b) the District Witness Protection Committee for every District. ( 2 ) The State Committee shall be headed by the Commissioner of Intelligence and comprise of such other officers, as may be prescribed. ( 3 ) The District Committee,- ( a ) in the Metropolitan Area within the meaning of clause ( k ) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall be headed by the Commissioner of Police and comprise of two such other officers, as may be prescribed ; (b) in the Commissionerate Area (other than Metropolitan Area), shall be headed by the Commissioner of Police and comprise of two such other officers, as may be prescribed ; ( c ) in the areas not covered by clause ( a ) or (b) , shall be headed by the District Magistrate and comprise of two such other officers, as may be prescribed.