Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

The Delhi Police Act, 1978

  • Act 34 of 1978
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of the police in the Union territory of Delhi.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the Delhi Police Act, 1978.
     (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Delhi.
     (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July, 1978.

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