Act Number: 5

Act Name: The Police Act, 1861

Year: 1861

Enactment Date: 1861-03-22

Long Title: An Act for the Regulation of Police.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 3: Superintendence in the State Government.
    Superintendence in the 1[State Government].--The superintendence of the police throughout a general police-district shall vest in and 2*** shall be exercised by the 1[State Government] to which such district is subordinate; and except as authorised under the provisions of this Act, no person, officer, or Court shall be empowered by the 1[State Government] to 3*** supersede, or control any police functionary.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G."
2. See note to s. 8, infra, as to enrolment of the police force in certain places.
3. The word "appoint" omitted, ibid.
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