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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained Classes of in any other law for the time being in force, the word Magis- "Magistrate" shall include the following two classes of traces. Magistrates, namely :— O (1) Magistrates appointed by the State Government in consultation with the High Court under any or the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by this Act, to be referred to as Judicial Magistrates; and (2) Magistrates appointed by the State Government . without such consultation under any of the provi- sions of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by this Act, to be referred to as Executive Magistrates. 2 The West Bengal Separation of Judicial and Executive Funations Act, 1968. • [President's Act unctions exercisable by Judicial and Executive Magis. trates.