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In section 29B,— with the High Court.". The West Bengal Separation of Judicial and 11 Executive Funetzons Act, 1968. 8 of 1968.] Tun TABLE (1) for the words "a District Magistrate or a Chief Presidency Magistrate, or by any Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government", the words "a Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate or a Chief Presidency Magistrate, or any other Judi- cial Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government in consultation with the High Court" shall be substituted; and (2) for the words "exercise all or any of the powers conferred thereby", the words "try such persons" shall be substituted. Offences punishable o with impri- sonment not exceed- ing seven years. 16.. For section 30, the following section shall be substi- tuted, namely:— "30. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 28 or section 29, the State Government may, in consultation with the High Court, invest any Judi- cial Magistrate of the first class with power to try as a Magistrate all offences not punishable with death or with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term exceeding seven years: Provided that no such Judicial Magistrate shall be invested with such powers unless he has, for not less than ten years, exercised powers not inferior to those of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class: 12 The West Bengal Separation of Judicial and Executive Functions Act, 1968. [President's Act Provided further that if any Judicial Magistrate of the first class had, prior to his appointment as such Magistrate, exercised the powers of an Assistant Sessions Judge, he may be invested with the powers under this section notwithstanding that he had not exercised the powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class for ten years.".