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THE POLICE ACT, 1861
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Preamble
1. Interpretation clause
2. Constitution of force
3. Superintendence in the State Government
4. Inspector-General of Police, etc. 5. Powers of Inspector-Gcnerai-Excrcise of Powers ■
6. [Repealed.]
7. Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers
8. Certificates to police-officers
-Surrender of certificate
9. Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months' notice
10. Police-officers not to engage in other employment
11. [Repealed.]
12. Power of Inspector-General to make rules 13. Additional police-officers employed at cost of individuals 14. Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works 15. Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts 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 ISA and disposal of same when recovered
17. Special police-officer
18. Powers of special police-officers
19. Refusal to serve as special police-officer 20. Authority to be exercised by police-officers
21. Village police-officers Police-chaukidars in the Presidency of Fort William
22. Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in any part of district

Duties of police-officers
Police-officer may lay information, etc.
Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrate's orders as to dispo.snl
Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
Confiscation of property if no claimant appears
Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers
Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.
Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same
Music in the streets
Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of licence
Police to keep order on public roads, etc.
Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc.
Saving of control of Magistrate of district
Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc.
-Powers of Police-officers
Jurisdiction
Power to prosecute under other law not affected
Proviso
Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates
[Repealed.]
Limitation of actions
Tender of amends
Proviso
Plea that action was done under warrant
Proviso Police-officers to keep diary State Government may prescribe form of returns
Scope of Act Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police
the police act, 1888

1. Title and extent 2. Constitution of poli«e-forces for special purposes 3. Employment of police-officers beyond the State to which they belong 4. Consent of State Government to exercise of powers and jurisdiction

THE POLICE ACT, 1949
Introduction
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definition
3. Constitution of general police-district embracing two or more [Union Territories] 4. Constitution of one police-force for general police district 5. Superintendence and administration of police 6. Application of the Police Act, 1861
7. Saving
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THE POLICE (INCITEMENT TO DISAFFECTION) ACT, 1922
Introduction
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definition 3. Penalty for causing disaffection, etc. 4. Saving of acts done by police associations and other persons for certain purposes 5. Sanction to trial of offences by subordinate Courts
6. Trial of cases
THE SCHEDULE

THE POLICE FORCES (RESTRICTION OF RIGHTS)
ACT, 1966
Introduction . . . 49
Short title, extent and commencement . . . 50
Definitions . . . 50 Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech, etc. . . . 51 Penalty . . . 51
Power to amend Schedule . . . 51
Power to make rules . . . 52
THE SCHEDULE . . . 52
THE STATE ARMED POLICE FORCES (EXTENSION
OF LAWS) ACT, 1952
Introduction . . . 54
Short title and extent . . . . 55
Definition * . . . 55 Extension of disciplinary laws of any State to members of the armed police forces of that State when serving outside that State . . . 55
Power to add to, or omit from, the Schedule . . . 55 Repeal . . . 55
SCHEDULE . . . 55