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Territorial jurisdiction and powers and duties of Assistant Commissioners.—(1) The Commissioner shall, with the previous approval of the Government, divide the State into divisions, each of which shall be in the charge of an Assistant Commissioner. (2) An Assistant Commissioner shall exercise the powers conferred and discharge the duties imposed on him by this Act or the rules made thereunder in respect of his division : Provided that the Commissioner may, by order in writing, declare that the exercise and discharge of all or any of such powers and duties shall be subject to such exceptions, limitations and conditions as may be specified in the order, and may himself exercise or discharge any power or duty so excepted. 1[(2-A) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2), an Assistant Commissioner shall exercise the powers conferred and discharge the duties imposed on him by this Act or the rules made thereunder in respect of— (i) all temples situated in his division other than temples included in the list published under section 46, (ii) the specific endowments attached to such temples other than specific endowments included in the list published under section 46, and (iii) the charitable endowments in his division to which the provisions of this Act have been extended under section 3 :