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 20: Authority to be exercised by police-officers.
    120. Authority to be exercised by police-officers.—Police-officers enrolled under this Act shall not exercise any authority, except the authority provided for a police-officer under this Act and any Act which shall hereafter be passed for regulating criminal procedure.
Notes:
1. For some cases in which the application of s. 20 has been restricted, see the Assam Police-officers Regulation, 1883 (2 of 1883), and s. 2 of the Punjab Frontier Police-officer Regulation, 1893 (7 of 1893).
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