(1)Any officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf may, at any stage, direct transfer of a proceeding in respect of any entertainment from the prescribed authority to another such authority of the same or higher rank.(2)Where any direction is given under sub-section (1), the prescribed authority to whom the proceeding is transferred, shall after giving to the proprietor a notice in writing of the transfer proceed to dispose it of as if it has been initiated by the said authority and such transfer shall not render necessary re-issue of any notice already issued before the transfer and the authority to whom the proceeding is transferred may, in its discretion continue it from the stage at which it was left by the authority from whom it was transferred.]
