Act Number: 33

Act Name: The Police-Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966

Year: 1966

Enactment Date: 1966-12-02

Long Title: An Act to provide for the restriction of certain rights conferred by Part III of the Constitution in their application to the members of the Forces charged with the maintenance of public order so as to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the maintenance of discipline among them.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 5: Power to amend Schedule.
    (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the Schedule by including therein any other enactment relating to a force charged with the maintenance of public order or by omitting there from any enactment already specified therein and on the publication of the notification such enactment shall be deemed to be specified in, or as the case may be, omitted from, the Schedule.
     (2) A copy of every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each House of Parliament, as soon as may be, after it is issued.
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