4. Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrator-General.-
(1) The State Government may appoint a Deputy or Deputies to assist the Administrator-General; and any Deputy so appointed shall, subject to the control of the State Government and the general or special orders of theAdministrator-General, be competent to discharge any of the duties and to exercise any of the powers of the Administrator-General, and when discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the same privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Administrator-General.
(2) No person shall be appointed as a Deputy under this section unless he has been for at least three years-
(a) an advocate; or
(b) an attorney of a High Court; or
(c) a member of the judicial service of a State.
1.The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 25 of 1968, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-8-1968).
2.1st March, 1964, vide notification No. S.O. 588, dated 11th February, 1964, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).