Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Madras District Police Act, 1859

Year: 1859

Enactment Date: 1859-07-06

Long Title: An Act for the better regulation of the Police within the Territories subject to the Presidency of Fort St. George.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 5: Inspector-General of Police, &c.
    The administration of the Police throughout the General Police District shall be vested in an Officer to be styled the Inspector-General of Police for the Presidency of Madras, and in such Subordinates as to the Governor in Council shall seem fit, who shall from time to time be appointed by the Governor in Council, and may be removed by the same authority, and who shall receive such salary as the Governor General of India in Council shall allow.
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