Section 25: Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled

When a Collector dies or is disabled from performing his duties, the officer who succeeds temporarily to the chief executive administration of the district under any order which may be generally or specially issued by the Local Government in this behalf shall be deemed to be a Collector under this Act.

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