Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

Year: 1946

Enactment Date: 1946-11-19

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the constitution of a special police force in Delhi for the investigation of certain offences in the Union territories for the superintendence and administration of the said force and for the extension to other areas of the powers and jurisdiction of members of the said force in regard to the investigation of the said offences.

Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department: Department of Personnel and Training

Section 4: Superintendence and administration of Special Police Establishment.
    1[4. Superintendence and administration of Special Police Establishment.--(1) The superintendence of the Delhi Special Police Establishment in so far as it relates to investigation of offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), shall vest in the Commission.
     (2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), the superintendence of the said police establishment in all other matters shall vest in the Central Government.
     (3) The administration of the said police establishment shall vest in an officer appointed in this behalf by the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as the Director) who shall exercise in respect of that police establishment such of the powers exercisable by an Inspector-General of Police in respect of the police force in a State as the Central Government may specify in this behalf.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 45 of 2003, s. 26, for section 4 (w.e.f. 11-9-2003).
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