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(1) Any #[Prohibition and Excise Officer] not below the rank of an Excise Sub-Inspector may, as regards offences under 82[section 27, section 34], section 35, section 36, 81[section 37 or section 37A or section 40A] exercise within such area as may be notified in this behalf, powers conferred on an officer-in-charge of a police station by the provisions, of 81[the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973:] Provided that any such power shall be subject to such restrictions and modifications, as may be prescribed. (2) For the purposes of section 156 of the said code, the area in regard to which an #[prohibition and excise officer] is empowered under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a police station and such officer shall be deemed to be the officer-in-charge of such station.