Act Number: 34

Act Name: The Delhi Police Act, 1978

Year: 1978

Enactment Date: 1978-08-27

Long Title: An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation of the police in the Union territory of Delhi.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 63: Emergency duties of police.
    (1) The Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any specified service to be an essential service to the community.
     (2) A declaration made under sub-section (1) shall remain in force for one month in the first instance, but may be extended from time to time by a like notification.
     (3) Upon a declaration being made under sub-section (1) and so long as it remains in force, it shall be the duty of every police officer to obey any order given by any superior officer in relation to any employment in connection with the service specified in the declaration.
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