The Police Act, 1888, 3 of 1888, (Rep., Act 4 of 2018)

Section I. (1) This Act may be called the Police Act,

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

any orders which the Governor General in Council may make in tl~is behalf, be discharged by the Qovernor General in Council, or by such Local Government or other authority as the Governor General in Council may appoint, and the functiolls of the Inspect,or Geueral of Police, Deputy Inspectors Qeneral, Assistant Inspectors General, District Superintendents of Police and Assistant District Superintendents nnder Act V of 1861 and any other enactment for the time being in force shall, subject a.s aforesaid, be discharged by such officer or officers as may be appointed by the autliority ordinarily discharging under this sub-section the functions of the Local. Government with respect - to the district and force. (3) Subject to any orders which the Governor General in Council may make in this behalf, members of a police-focce enrolled for service in a general police district created under sub-section (1) shall have within evcry part of any presidency, prpvince or place of which any part is included in the district the payers, duties, privileges and liabilities which, as police-officers appointed under Act V of 1861, they have within the district. ,> ls88.1 $0 tice. police district under sub-section ( I ) shall not by reason of being included therein cease for the purposes of any enactment relating to police to be part of the presidency, province or place of which it forms part. .. . i : ' ' 1 (6) Por the purposes of this section, and subject to the provisions thereof, Act V of 1861 shall, notwithstanding anything in section 46 of that Act, be deemed to take effect throughout the whole of British India. . . ... .. . 3. Notwithstanding anything in in any of the Acts Emplbsment 3. Notwithstanding anything in in any of the Acts mentioned or referred to in the last foregoing section, $"'!? but subject to any orders which the Governor General beyond th4 th4 , . - I. (1) This Act may be called the Police Act, Title,extmg `1888.` menoomtnt. and and corn- Title,extmg menoomtnt. and and corn- .

Source: India Code