The Sikkim Vigilance Police Act 1978

l. SIKKIM -'-'' GOVERNMENT AZ ETTE G EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. I37 Garytok, Tuesday, September 26, 1978 LEGISLATIVE -DEPARTMENT , NOTIFICATION No. 17lLLl78 Datcd Gangtok. the )brh septeErbe., rq7E. on ) irh , d , a T ) h o " l - l S ul e lo p N re i m ng b e A r. , . I o o z f s ll i 1 < e \ e !i r k e t b im v p L uS p g is :. h ,r e r d jv e fo A r $ g . e n n ,h e -i ) t h in a f ! o i.1 ri q ra r r F i C on e . i\ed rhe .ssenr or he Gorerrror SIKKIM ACI No. 18 OI THE SIKKIITI YIGILANCE POLICE ACT, re78. s, to..make provision for rhe consriturion. .up..;"t.nd1"." and adminisrration Df th. . Siklim Vigilance police a" a speciat potrce foice ,n rhe Smte of Sikkim; _ It is heFbJ,_enacted jn rhe T\,.nry-nin& yeal ot the Republic ol India by rhc L-g Jarure ol Sil( m Jl tollows:- Short title, Ex- ,. (,) This Act maj be_called rhe sikkim vigitance poli;e Acr, re7s. tent, aild conim- (r) It €xtends to the whole of Silkim. 13) It shall come into forcc on such ilate as the \tare Gc,rernnrcnr m:r. by n+ ri6, arion in rhe O r-ir. Cazc[e. appoint. 'Constituion and ). ttt Norvirh.rdnding an)r\irg in th( Sikk:m polt.( {.r, 1969, or.nr orhir powers of Sikkim IJw lor Lhc rimp b.ing in to.ce relaring ro $e organis.,rion or re-orponisr- Yigilance Police. tion ol the po i,e. rhe .Lare Governrient ma. ,-on"gi1g1. a special'pol;ce force to be called the Sikkim vjgilanc" poti"; f". rh. i",estig"rio" ;f otr_ ences notiEed under section r. (r') Subje^r .rn} ord"n qhic\ rhe 5r,jre co\errunenr ma! maki in rhir 'o behal, members "trhe,aid potice forre,ha hare, in retarion ro rhe n- vestigation of such offences ind arresr of persorx -, i" *lir-of- . en.e,, all the poser.. dutre.. pririteges and'ti,rbiliries wh " i " c r h - . p a o r;66 o6".r* . holding corresponding mnks in rbe ;dinary police force of rtre State havc in connection with inyestigation of offences,-nnd shall for the purpore of .,, .on ernrenl oi po{er\ .. d":-"d ,. t" p,lri.-'"+l U )1 nd 'l - - anv ,raw tor rhe ti'ne beins in [o-"" pol;. " lor. " of rh.. ,*". ' ""- '*"" ''- '. _ :,.. -, ",,^ b ,- r, ( 1^i T..lb"- " rte said po ice,or.e or o. abo\" rhe rr;k ot,ub.rnsp.cro. may. subject ro iny o.ders ! r.i,,r. .i"..".."ii i t r,:;f;i'Ll::l:.:";:il..1i:.:, H,:,I ::i oi tt,e powe6 of *" Om, ir-j-,-t tra.g" . p.lr" S,r,r"r.rr;h. :;;""; sh;. h he i5 ro- rh( ,i,.* t"i,g po...a a " f , ,1;; ,.'.,.,.","g.1,1i M O d ff ic t. e r s i L q- b c j h " a .r rB t e o or r r a y p s o L Ji a c h c , o L r a d ,; e on h a "r.-\ i . r J l" r . o g r , e ,g \a id ,i . _ h f e , ; d ., e ," e ; ; . " - d r; p ,, b ,1 " ". , , ,l " " n , Oflic.- "i,hin Lie,imir', otr.,, *,r.on. "i",,".r,r . i t O n h v f e e e n s S c ti i e g k s a i i t m t e o d b v b e i y - ' . o p '. ff o en tk l c h e e e i o ,r r a c t l " a ss G e o s v " e f m " m tr e * n * r , m a ; v h . i" h l v n *. ..if t ( o d r b io e n 'in i " n es r L h iS e a t O ed ff ic b i ) , rJ rh G " a \ T il e k u ; e n , \p '\ e ;g r i it h . n , , h e - Bilance Police. Superintendarco -4. (r, aud administra- H t, o h J e n e S u (\ p ig €ri i n rd re n n c d e e , n D ce e pa o ru t r r L rn h r e o S r r l , < h k . im V:g,f C frc ." e " . p n o r r n ice .* \h'-a'j j v'e .'r in ' r ' he tion ofthe Sik- >r-,tE kim Vigilance Police. ( I ) . n T u h ! o , e m , S i v i i k r k o e r e p n o r r e n v r . i e g r i r t e a n n ( t e o p , o , ir h c v e r s -t h le a u H e o t m "o e m rV ut i g " i .a "n n q ce u r i. i D ", e p in a t r o tm o e t n h r e " r n m d a t s r h .e .r r l s l (:) The administration, ot rhe S*kirn Vigilance po"lCjce; ; F * o ; rc ; e shrl vest in a q n lle .o d f fr D e rr r e . a r p o p r o o ir f r e v d i8 i 'i r a \ n t c tr e r i , U nd et r w a{ h U o . f h , a l" rt s ex t, e " n ise. ,, ..,p.., ; ' i; r ; ; : , " , i, b" rorce. sucn ot rhe potlerr exerciMble b) Lhc lnspe(ror Cenera " i f o I po " jt ; c a e ,n re-pecr ol th"e ordrna1. police tor.q if,h. ..j,., ,h;i;;-e;;^. m-nr -t"\ "pecrtr in rhi, behrtL ". Power to uaki: {. The Srate Governrnent m,, rnake r-ules, sikr- v,stl""." ;,"ri ;H ;:.#,, ;" ; . l ::"['jfl 'ilXi,*:.] T;';': i:.:, n' Application of 5.. other laws. re6e S , a d v n e d .a a s n o y t l o e r r h w e is r e t . a u p r f o o v r i & rh d e i r n im th e i s b e A in c g t, i^ ;h r e " ; i r . o . ,i * ,i , o ", n ;, " , s o i i . r - t . ", ; s .1 itl , i , _ ;; " p ; " . t ; t "" . ; , . ra, ganisation ot poiice and of the rures and re"gulari"," ,""a. ir,.,","?*;- ; ;h"y;;pry is rehr:on to men^rber ot rhe ord;narl pot."" rp,." ol,t . S."i;,;,ii.;r! ;;'j.;i ,:: rhe ( "" : ^"Tp:f or rorLe subjecr ro .u(h adapuLion, whether bj. ,iai of modi_ t l e ^ n T t l ly l: i w : i 1 th -1 t " h lJ e l ' p l u . r p " o - s i e " s i o o l f : 't , h : i : s TAucy i b . e made thqrehb ! l th " e - s-'a.L*e c--o ,i"m""m,'l'n:'t" "c'o"o'.rs. By order o6 the Govemor. - . R. B: PRADHAN , Secretary to the Govemment.oflgklim, r_aw & Legisldtire Dppartueorj. F, ts (sa) LLlts, . PTTNTED, 4__E_ lEE slxx,IM, C'QY,EBNMBNIT }RESS ,