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The Maharashtra State Reserve Police Force Act.

Maharashtra
Act number
38 of 1951
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Home Department
Enacted
23 Oct 1951

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23 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, commencement and application.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Constitution of the State Reserve Police Force.
  4. Section 4Superintendence, control, and administration of Force.
  5. Section 5Appointment of Commandant, Assistant Commandants and Adjutant.
  6. Section 5AAppointment of Company Commanders and Commanders of Head Quarters Wings.
  7. Section 6Enrolment.
  8. Section 7Transfer.
  9. Section 8Certificate of appointment to certain reserve police officers, when it is to be returned back.
  10. Section 9General powers of Commandant.
  11. Section 10General duties of members of State Reserve Police Force.
  12. Section 11Reserve police officer to be deemed to be in charge of police station, Circumstances under which reserve police officer entitled to use force.
  13. Section 12Offence in respect of resignation contrary to provisions.
  14. Section 13Offence in respect of refusal to deliver certificate of appointment, etc.
  15. Section 14More heinous offences.
  16. Section 15Less heinous offences.
  17. Section 16Reserve police officer in command to give information of commission of offence under Act by Reserve police officer under his charge.
  18. Section 17Place of imprisonment and liability to dismissal on imprisonment.
  19. Section 18Minor punishments.
  20. Section 19Every reserve police officer to be police officer as defined in Bom. XXII of 1951.
  21. Section 20Protection for acts of members of Force.
  22. Section 21Power to make rules.
  23. Section 22Repeal and saving.