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The isions of the ‘Indian Penal Code, with xy ., il ey O the exception I«:?O‘Chaptcr VI, shall be applicable to all 18, ted previos o offences committed before first January, 1862, in ter- 15t January, pitory which was, at the time of the commission of such offence, subject to the “[Central Governmenti: Saving of privi- Provided that nothing contained in this mit:n shail mmaficct any privilege conferred on certain Chiefs in "[Union m(:hms"'l‘er'ritory of Chandigarh], by the *[Central Government], or by the Board of Administration for the _afl'mrs.of the "[Union Territory of Chandigarh], nor any indemnity or pardon granted by competent authority. m"‘g}"' ‘[39-A. ‘The ‘[Central Government] may establish a w'flfln watchmen System of village-watchmen or municipal watchmen in any make rules. IRepealed by Act XVII of 1887, schedule. ¢ “Repealed by Act IIT of 1907, schedule. SRepealed by Act XII of 1891, schedule. “Repealed by Punjab Act II of 1905, schedule. :Ungepealzg ?enh;:al Amii Vol. I. Substitut, or the words “State Government of Punjab” by the Punjeb Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Ada tation of Law: and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1963, P = on Biate :gugstiluled by ib,id for the word “Punjab”. ubstituted for the words “Governor-General in C il 2 Governmnent of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws)IOr(;.lzl:? cll937f’y e . “Sections 39-A to 39-G were inserted by Act XV of 1875, eection 2. Oiginal sections 39-A and 39-B were substituted by the pressnt sections 39-A and 30-B by the Punjeh Amenimer. (Act XXIV of 1681, section 5, o> LeWs (Amendment) Ast, 1831 1872 : Act 1IV] PUNJAB LAWS 7 part of the territories under its administration, and in fur- therance of this object may, form time to time, make rules to provide for the following matters:— (a) the definition of the limits of watchmen’s beats; (b) the determination of the several grades of watehmen, and the number of each grade to be appointed to each beat; (c) the appointment, suspension, dismissal and resignation of watchmen of each grade; (d) the equipment and discipline of, and the con- trol and supervision over, such watchmen; (e) the conferring upon them, and the exercise by them, of any powers and the enjoyment by them of any protection or privilege, which may be exercised and enjoyed by a police- officer under any law for the time being in force; (f) the performance by them of such duties relating to police, sanitation or statistics, or for the benefit of the village communities or munici- palities within their respective beats, as the [Central Government] thinks fit; (9) the exercise of authority over, and the render- ing of aid to, such watchmen by headmen of the villages or members of the Municipal Com- mittees of the towns comprised in their respec- tive heats; (h) the performance, by the headmen of villages comprised in the beat of any watchman, of any of the duties of a village-watchman in aid of, or substitution for, such watchman; (i) the exercise, hy such village-headmen for the purposes referred to in clauses (9) and (h), or by members of Municipal Committees for the purposes referred to in clause (g) of this section, of any of the powers, and the enjoy- ment by such headmen or members of any 1Substituted for the word “State Government” by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) _ (Adaptation of Laws on State and -Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act IV privilege or protection, of a village-watch- man, or a municipal watchman, as the case may be; (j) the determination of the rate at which, and the mode in which, watchmen shall be paid, and, in the case of village watchmen, of the e expenses of their mode in which their pay, th ected with equipment, and other charges conn shall be provid- the village-watchmen-system ed for, whether out of cesses or funds already leviable or available in the villages comprised in the beat, or by a special tax in money or kind to be imposed on any class of persons residing or owning property in, or resorting to, such villages, or partly in one of these ways and partly in the other;. th or without the aid of the by any process available for the realisation of the land-revenue, of any ause (j) of this secticn, tax imposed under cl f, and the mode of ac- and the application o counting for, the same, and generally for; (k) the collection wi village-headmen, and (1) the efficient working of the system of village watchmen or municipal watchmen: Provided— 1st, that the rules to be made regarding the appoint- ment of village-watchmen shall allow to the headmen of the villages comprised in the beat to which such a watchman is to be appointed a power of nomination, to be exercised in such a manner and subject to such reasonable condi- tions as may be prescribed by such rules; ondly, that the rules to be made under clause (j) of this section with regard to village-watch- men shall include provisions for recording and securing due consideration of the views and opinions on the matters therein referred to of the headmen of the villages comprised in each beat. 1872: Act IV] PUNJAB LAWS 9 39-B. Every person is bound to render to a village Obligation to watchman, or municipal watchman, or village-headnan ::‘,‘;‘S,fiw‘;f‘};‘me“ discharging the duties of a Police-officer under the rules ) made hereunder, all the assistance which he is bound to render to a Police-officer. Any person who obstructs such watchman or headman Person obs- in the discharge of such duties may be arrested without [Tucting, watch- warrant by a Police-officer or by any watchman or village may be errested headman empowered in this behalf by the '[Central Gov- without warrant. ernment.]. *[39-C. Whenever it seems to the '[Central Govern- Power to direct ment] expedient that the duties of watch-and-ward and '%Sar Pt 100 other internal police-service of any town or village not enrolled under comprised within the limits of a municipality or within the Act V of 181 limits of a village-watchman’s beat as defined under the power conferred by section 39-A should be performed by Police-officers enrolled under Act V of 1861°, the }[Central Government] may direct that the said service shall be so performed, and may also, * * *** *, direct that the charges for the time being fixed by such Govern- ment on account of such service shall be defrayed by taxes to be levied in such town or village. 39.D. When the *[Central Government] has, under taig“%pa sed‘t’: section 39-C, directed that taxes shall be levied in any be 193@, town or village, the Deputy Commissioner may from time to time issue a public notice in such town or village ex- plaining the nature of the taxes he proposes to levy: Any inhabitant of such town or village objecting to mg&fii‘}m’ to the taxation thus proposed may, within fifteen days from the publication of such notice, send his objection in writ- ing to the Deputy Commissioner. After the expiry of fifteen days from the publication Procedure of the notice, the Deputy Commissioner may submit for ™™ e e iSubstituted by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Adap- tation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968 for the words “State Government”. :554 39-C to 30-G were inserted by Act XV of 1876, s.2. ‘Unrepealed Central Acts, Vol. I x ‘The :\;zl;:s on?l‘::)ejsflb to‘;‘he éontrol of the ]C;g::mor-(ie&xfi h:; ouncil ¢ the rom o Indian Laws) Order, 1937.} ove g £ chse 10 PUNJAB LAWS [1872: Act 1V the information of the '[Central Government] a report of the proposal made by him. Such report shall contain specific mention of the objections (if any) urged to his proposal and his opinion on such objections. No such tax shall be levied until it has, upon such re- port, been approved by the [Central Government]. Power to fix 39-E. When any such tax has been so approved by rates of taX. 1,6 '[Central Government], the Deputy Commissioner may from time to time, subject to such rules consistent with this Act as the '[Central Government] may from time to time prescribe, determine the rates at which it is to be levied. Power to make 39.F. The '[Central Government] may from time to rules for oo {ime make rules to provide for the collection of such taxes " by any process available for the realisation of the land- revenue and to regulate the application and mode of ac- counting for the same.] * = s 2 ® * = 39-G. [Validaticn clausel. HoNORARY POLICE-OFFICERS. *(Central Govern-