The POLICE ACT 1949

THE POLICE CT, 19<:9 Sec. 7J r P'e Police Act. 1949 22.997 (64 of 1949) COMMENTS Thesuperintendence of the police thro h . [27th December, 19491 Central Government. ug outa general police-district vest with the An Ad to providefor the constitution ofageneral police district embracing two or . 6.ApplicationofthePoliceAct 1861 S more l[Union Territories! andfor the establishment ofa policeforce therefor ill t . hi se A t, th e provisions of the Po ' lice A . c - t aveasotherw l ' Seexpress 1 yprovided WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the constitution of general police pollC~-force constitutedfor thegeneral r' 1~61. (5 of .1~61), shall apply to the fP°thlCe-~stnct districtembracingtwoormore I[UnionTerritories] andfor theestablishmentofa constItutedfor a State and memb asifItwereonepoliceforce police-forcetherefor; part 0 f I[any territory]' whl'ch' . ers 10d' e SaIdpol I ' ce f orces h all have in every IS InC U ed In the 1 li . ' . Itis hereby enacted as follows:- powers, duties and privileges andsh 11 b b' genera po ce dlstict the same ed would have had or would h' b a esu 1 to thesame liabilities as they 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(l) This Act may be called the , ' ave een sub1'ect t li . ' lormed apolice-establishment d 0, as po ce-offIcers if they had Police Act, 1949. un eroneStateGovernment 7: Sav~ng.-Nothing in this Act shall b . (2) Itextends to all the 2[UnionTerritories]. contaIned In the Delhi Special Police Est bliehmdeemed to affect the prOVisions (3)Itshallcomeintoforce ina 3[UnionTerritory] onsuchdateas the Central a Sent Act, 1946 (25 of 1946). Governmentmay,bynotificationintheOfficialGazette,appointinthisbehalf for 4[suchterritory]. 2.Definition.-InthisAct"generalpolice-district"meansthegeneralpolice district constituted under section 3. 3. Constitution of general police-district embracing two or more l[Union Territories).-Notwithstanding anything contained in the PoliceAct, 1861 (V of 1861), the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitutea generalpolice-districtembracingtwo ormore I[UnionTerritories]. COMMENTS CentralGovernment is empowered to constitute a general police-districtembracing two or more Union Territories. 4. Constitution of one police-force for general police district.-The entire policeestablishmentina generalpolice-districtshallbeonepoliceforce andshall consist of such number of officers and men and shall be constituted in such manneras the CentralGovernmentmay,byorder, direct. 5. Superintendence and administrationof police.-(l)Thesuperintendence ofthepolicethroughouta generalpolice-districtshallvestin,andbeexercisedby, theCentralGovernment. (2) The administration of the said police-force shall vest in an officer, appointedinthisbehalfbytheCentralGovernment,whoshallexerciseinrespect of that police- force such of the powers exercisable by an Inspector-General of Policeunder thePoliceAct, 1861 (5 of1861),as the CentralGovernmentmay,by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf. 1. Subs. by the A.O. (No.3) 1956, for "Chief Commissioners' Provinces" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 2. Subs. by the A.a. (No.3) 1956, for "Part C States' (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 3. Subs. by the A.O. (No.3) 1956, for "Part C State" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 4. Subs. by the A.O. (No.3) 1956, for "such State" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 22.996 I Subs. by the A.O. (No.3) 1956, for "any State" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).