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In forceACT NO. V OF 1861 · 22nd March, 1861

The Police Act, 1861

পুলিশ আইন, 1861

♣An Act for the Regulation of Police.

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Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble
  2. Section 1Interpretation-clause
  3. Section 2Constitution of the force
  4. Section 2AGeneral police districts
  5. Section 2BAppointing persons to exercise powers of Inspector General
  6. Section 2CPolice establishment in every district deemed to be one police force
  7. Section 2DMembers enrolled or appointed to one general police-district may be employed to other general police-district
  8. Section 3Superintendence in the Government
  9. Section 4Inspector-General of Police, etc.
  10. Section 4AAdditional Inspector-General of Police, etc.
  11. Section 5Powers of Inspector-General Exercise of powers
  12. Section 6[Repealed]Repealed
  13. Section 7Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers
  14. Section 8Certificates to police-officers
  15. Section 9Police-officer not to resign without leave or two months’ notice
  16. Section 10Police-officers not to engage in other employment
  17. Section 11[Repealed]Repealed
  18. Section 12Power of Inspector-General to make rules
  19. Section 13Additional Police-officers employed at cost of individuals
  20. Section 14Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works
  21. Section 14AEmbodiment of Railway Watch and Ward into Police Force
  22. Section 15Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts
  23. Section 15AAwarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or person interested in land
  24. Section 16Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered
  25. Section 17Special police-officers
  26. Section 18Powers of special police-officers
  27. Section 19Refusal to serve as special police-officers
  28. Section 20Authority to be exercised by police-officers
  29. Section 21[Omitted]Repealed
  30. Section 22Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in any part of district
  31. Section 23Duties of police-officers
  32. Section 24Police-officers may lay information, etc.
  33. Section 25Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrate’s orders as to disposal
  34. Section 26Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
  35. Section 27Confiscation of property if no claimant appears
  36. Section 28Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers
  37. Section 29Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.
  38. Section 30Regulation of public assemblies and processions, and licensing of same
  39. Section 30APowers with regard to assemblies and processions violating condition of license
  40. Section 31Police to keep order in public roads, etc.
  41. Section 32Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc.
  42. Section 33Saving of control of Magistrate of district
  43. Section 34Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc. Power of police- officers
  44. Section 34AProhibition to sell tickets, etc.
  45. Section 35Jurisdiction
  46. Section 36Power to prosecute under other law not affected
  47. Section 37Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates
  48. Section x47[Repealed]Repealed
  49. Section 42Limitation of actions
  50. Section 43Plea that act was done under warrant
  51. Section 44Police-officers to keep dairy
  52. Section 45Government may prescribe form of returns
  53. Section 46Scope of Act
  54. Section 47[Omitted]Repealed