Section 9. Duties of the Members of the Force.

It shall be the duty of every Member of the Force to,–– (a) promptly obey and execute all orders lawfully issued to him by his superior authority ; (b) protect and safeguard forest property ; (c) assist, on requisition, a Forest Officer or an officer of the Wildlife Department or an officer of the Soil Conservation Department having territorial jurisdiction when such requisition is for the protection of forest property ; (d) perform patrolling in the vulnerable areas on systematically drawn plans and to take such necessary steps required to protect the forest property with the help of territorial staff or of its own depending upon the exigencies of the situation ; (e) detect and to bring offenders to justice and to apprehend all persons whom he is legally authorized to apprehend and for whose apprehension sufficient ground exists ; provided that the territorial staff not below the rank of Range Officer is informed ; and (f) to take up such special assignment as may be entrusted to the Force by the Government from time to time.