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If the 30[Collector] is not able to perform his services, or for any reason vacates his office or leaves his district, or dies, the senior most 29[Deputy or Assistant Collector] of the district who may be present in the district, shall temporarily hold charge of the office and for the purposes of this Act shall be deemed to be a 30[Collector] until the 30[Collector] resumes charge or until the Government appoints his successor and such successor takes charge of his appointment. An officer whose principal functions are different from those of a 29[Deputy or Assistant Collector] and who is appointed a 29[Deputy or Assistant Collector] for special purposes only, shall not be deemed to be a 29[Deputy or Assistant Collector] for the purposes of this section. 31[9. (1) The Revenue officer entrusted with the revenue administration of a taluqa shall be called a „Tahsildar‟ and he shall be subordinate to the 30[Collector] and the 29[Deputy and or Assistant Collector] concerned. He shall be appointed by the Government or by an officer authorised by the Government in this behalf by notification in the 32[Official Gazette]. His duties and powers shall be such as may be expressly imposed or conferred by this Act or by any other law for the time being in force, or as may be imposed upon or delegated to him by the 30[Collector] under the general or