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The Police Act
`1861
An Act for the Regulation of Police.
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1
Interpretation clause
2
Constitution of the force
3
Superintendence in the State Government
4
Inspector-General of Police, etc
5
Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power
6
[Repealed.]
7
Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers
8
Certificates to police officers
9
Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice
10
Police-officers not to engage in other employment
11
[Repealed.]
12
Power of Inspector-General to make rules
13
Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals
14
Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works
15
Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts
15A
Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land
16
Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered
17
Special police-officers
18
Powers of special police-officers
19
Refusal to serve as special police-officers
20
Authority to be exercised by police-officers
21
Village police-officers
22
Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district
23
Duties of police-officers
24
Police-officers may lay information, etc
25
Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal
26
Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
27
Confiscation of property if no claimant appears
28
Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers
29
Penalties for neglect of duty, etc
30
Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same
30A
Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license
31
Police to keep order in public roads, etc
32
Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc
33
Saving of control of Magistrate of district
34
Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc
35
Jurisdiction
36
Power to prosecute under other law not affected
37
Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates
41
[Repealed.]
42
Limitation of actions
43
Plea that act was done under warrant
44
Police-officers to keep diary
45
State Government may prescribe form of returns
46
Scope of Act
47
Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police