The Police Act, 1861
andaman-and-nicobar-islands · 1861
- S. 1Short title given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897)
- S. 2Subs
- S. 3Ins
- S. 4Subs
- S. 5Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power
- S. 6These words shall be deemed to have been rep
- S. 7Ins
- S. 8—
- S. 9Subs
- S. 10Police-officers not to engage inother employment
- S. 11Certain words omitted, ibid
- S. 12Power of Inspector-General to make rules
- S. 13Additional police-officeremployed at cost of individuals
- S. 14Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works
- S. 15Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts
- S. 15AAwarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land
- S. 16Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered
- S. 17Special police-officers
- S. 18Powers of special police-officers
- S. 19Refusal to serve as special police-officers
- S. 20Authority to be exercised by police-officers
- S. 21Village police-officers
- S. 22Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district
- S. 23Duties of police-officers
- S. 24Police-officers may lay information, etc
- S. 25Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrate’s orders as to disposal
- S. 26Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
- S. 27Confiscation of property if no claimant appears
- S. 28Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc
- S. 29Penalties for neglect of duty, etc
- S. 30Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same
- S. 30APowers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license
- S. 31Police to keep order in public roads, etc
- S. 32Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc
- S. 33—
- S. 34Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc
- S. 35Jurisdiction
- S. 36Power to prosecute under other law not affected
- S. 37Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates
- S. 41[Rewards to police and informers payable to General Police Fund
- S. 42Limitation of actions
- S. 43Plea that act was done under warrant
- S. 44Police-officers to keep diary
- S. 45State Government may prescribe form of returns
- S. 46Scope of Act
- S. 47Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police
- S. 82Constitution of the forces
- S. 420Authority to be exercised by police-officers