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The State Government shall appoint in each district on officer who shall be the Collector of the district, and who shall throughout his district, exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties conferred and imposed on a Collector by this Act or any law for the time being in force. Appointment powers and duties of Additional Collectors. 14-A (1) The State Government may appoint an Additional Collector in a district or in two or more districts combined. (2) An Additional Collector shall hold his office during the pleasure of the State Government. (3) An Additional Collector shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties of a Collector in such Case or Classes of cases as the Collector concerned may direct. (4) This Act and every other law for the time being applicable to a Collector shall apply to every Additional Collector, when exercising any powers or discharging any duties under sub-section (3), as if he were the Collector of the district. Assistant Collectors.