Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-11-03

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the governance of the Assam Rifles, an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India, to carry out Counter Insurgency Operations in the specified areas and to act in aid of civil authorities for the maintenance of the law and order and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 71: Pay and allowances during trial.
    In case of any person subject to this Act who is in custody or under suspension from duty on a charge for an offence, the prescribed officer may direct that the whole or any part of the pay and allowances of such person shall be withheld, pending the result of his trial on the charge against him, in order to give effect to the provisions of clause (b) of section 68 and section 69.
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