(1)By the Excise Commissioner(i)to any District Collector -(a)his power to transfer Excise Officers below the rank of Head Excise Constables within the district, and(b)his power to appoint and grant leave, and to suspend, reduce, remove, dismiss or otherwise punish Excise Constables, Peons and Clerks.(ii)to the Joint Commissioner of Excise:his power to grant leave to Excise Constables of Excise Intelligence Bureau, the office staff of the Joint Commissioner of Excise, Assam.