The ODISHA INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE ACT, 2012
odisha · 2012
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Odisha Industrial Security Force Act, 2012
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Odisha Industrial Security Force Act, 2012, including "autonomous body," "enrolled member of the Force," and "industrial undertaking."
- S. 3Section 3 establishes the Odisha Industrial Security Force to protect industrial undertakings and specifies its headquarters.
- S. 4Section 4 authorizes the State Government to appoint various supervisory officers for the Odisha Industrial Security Force and grants them powers under the Act.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the Inspector General to appoint Force members, with the State Government able to designate another officer for this role.
- S. 6Section 6 grants enrolled members of the Odisha Industrial Security Force a certificate vesting them with powers, which ends upon their membership termination.
- S. 7Section 7 vests superintendence of the Odisha Industrial Security Force in the State Government, with administration under the Inspector General and local officers.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates members of the Odisha Industrial Security Force to obey orders, protect state and private industrial establishments, and safeguard employees.
- S. 9Deputation of the Force
- S. 10Power to arrest without warrant
- S. 11Power to search without warrant
- S. 12Section 12 mandates that arrested individuals be handed to police or taken to the nearest station with arrest details.
- S. 13Members of the Force to be considered always on duty and liable to be employed anywhere in the State
- S. 14Section 14 ensures suspended members of the Odisha Industrial Security Force remain subject to responsibilities and penalties.
- S. 15Section 15 prohibits Odisha Industrial Security Force members from joining certain unions or organizations without government approval and restricts their political participation.
- S. 16Penalties and appeal
- S. 17Surrender of certificate, arms etc
- S. 18Section 18 protects officers and members of the Odisha Industrial Security Force from lawsuits for actions taken in good faith under the Act.
- S. 19Section 19 prohibits courts from investigating offenses against Force members without state government approval for acts done in duty.
- S. 20Section 20 applies the Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922 to members of the Odisha Industrial Security Force, and Section 21 grants the State Government rule-making powers for the Force's administration.
- S. 21Power to make rules
- S. 22Power to remove difficulties