Act Number: 30

Act Name: The Coast Guard Act, 1978

Year: 1978

Enactment Date: 1978-08-18

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the maritime zones of India with a view to the protection of maritime and other national interests in such zones and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Defence

Section 11: Dismissal or removal by Central Government and by other officers.
    Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules--
         (a) the Central Government may dismiss or remove from service any member of the Coast Guard;
         (b) the Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from the Coast Guard any person other than an officer;
         (c) any prescribed officer not below the rank of a Deputy Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from the Coast Guard any person under his command other than an officer or a subordinate officer.
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