The Police Act

Interpretation clause

Constitution of the force

Superintendence in the State Government

Inspector-General of Police, etc

Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power

[Repealed.]

Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers

Certificates to police officers

Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice

Police-officers not to engage in other employment

Power of Inspector-General to make rules

Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals

Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works

Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts

Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land

Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered

Special police-officers

Powers of special police-officers

Refusal to serve as special police-officers

Authority to be exercised by police-officers

Village police-officers

Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district

Duties of police-officers

Police-officers may lay information, etc

Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal

Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation

Confiscation of property if no claimant appears

Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers

Penalties for neglect of duty, etc

Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same

Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license

Police to keep order in public roads, etc

Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc

Saving of control of Magistrate of district

Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc

Jurisdiction

Power to prosecute under other law not affected

Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates

Limitation of actions

Plea that act was done under warrant

Police-officers to keep diary

State Government may prescribe form of returns

Scope of Act

Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police

All sections

120. Authority to be exercised by police-officers.—Police-officers enrolled under this Act shall
not exercise any authority, except the authority provided for a police-officer under this Act and any
Act which shall hereafter be passed for regulating criminal procedure.

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# 20 Authority to be exercised by police-officers