Act 5 of 1861

The Police Act, 1861

An Act for the Regulation of Police.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
  • Enacted 1861-03-22
  • 46 sections
SectionTitle
1 Interpretation clause.Read
2 Constitution of the force.Read
3 Superintendence in the State Government.Read
4 Inspector-General of Police, etc.Read
5 Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power. Read
6 [Repealed.].Read
7 Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers.Read
8 Certificates to police officers.Read
9 Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice.Read
10 Police-officers not to engage in other employment.Read
11 [Repealed.].Read
12 Power of Inspector-General to make rules.Read
13 Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals.Read
14 Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works.Read
15 Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts.Read
15A Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land. Read
16 Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered. Read
17 Special police-officers.Read
18 Powers of special police-officers.Read
19 Refusal to serve as special police-officers.Read
20 Authority to be exercised by police-officers.Read
21 Village police-officers.Read
22 Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district.Read
23 Duties of police-officers.Read
24 Police-officers may lay information, etc.Read
25 Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal. Read
26 Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation.Read
27 Confiscation of property if no claimant appears.Read
28 Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers.Read
29 Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.Read
30 Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same.Read
30A Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license.Read
31 Police to keep order in public roads, etc.Read
32 Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc.Read
33 Saving of control of Magistrate of district.Read
34 Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc.Read
35 Jurisdiction.Read
36 Power to prosecute under other law not affected.Read
37 Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates.Read
41 [Repealed.].Read
42 Limitation of actions.Read
43 Plea that act was done under warrant.Read
44 Police-officers to keep diary.Read
45 State Government may prescribe form of returns.Read
46 Scope of Act.Read
47 Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police.Read
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