Section List

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 NumberTitleActions
1Interpretation clause.
2Constitution of the force.
3Superintendence in the State Government.
4Inspector-General of Police, etc.
6[Repealed.].
7Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers.
8Certificates to police officers.
9Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice.
10Police-officers not to engage in other employment.
11[Repealed.].
12Power of Inspector-General to make rules.
13Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals.
14Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works.
15Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts.
17Special police-officers.
18Powers of special police-officers.
19Refusal to serve as special police-officers.
20Authority to be exercised by police-officers.
21Village police-officers.
22Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district.
23Duties of police-officers.
24Police-officers may lay information, etc.
26Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation.
27Confiscation of property if no claimant appears.
28Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers.
29Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.
30Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same.
30APowers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license.
31Police to keep order in public roads, etc.
32Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc.
33Saving of control of Magistrate of district.
34Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc.
35Jurisdiction.
36Power to prosecute under other law not affected.
37Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates.
41[Repealed.].
42Limitation of actions.
43Plea that act was done under warrant.
44Police-officers to keep diary.
45State Government may prescribe form of returns.
46Scope of Act.
47Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police.
25Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal.
15A Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land.
16 Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered.
5Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power.
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