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EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 1

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11,1888 (saka)

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MINISTRY OF LAW

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 2nd December, 1966/Agrdhayana 11, 1888 (Saka)

The following Act of

Parliament received the

assent of the

President on the 2nd December, 1966, and is published for general

information:—

THE POLICE-FORCES (RESTRICTION OF RIGHTS)

ACT, 1966

No. 33 OF 1966

[2nd December, 1966]

to provide for the restriction or certain rights conferred by Part

HI of the Constitution in their application to the members

of the Forces charged with the maintenance of public order

so as to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the

maintenance of discipline among them.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows: —

1. (1) This Act may be called the Police-Forces (Restriction of

Rights) Act, 1966.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

Short title,

extent and

commence-

ment.

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(3) It shall come into force on such date as may be appointed in

this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette,—

(a) in a Union territory, by the Central Government; and

(b) in a State, by the Government of that State:

Provided that different dates may be appointed by the Central

Government for different Union territories.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "member of a police-force" means any person appointed

or enrolled under any enactment specified in the Schedule;

(b) "police-force" includes any force charged

with the

maintenance of public order;

this Act.

3. (1) No member of a police-force shall, without the express sanc-

tion of the Central Government or of the prescribed authority,—

(a) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any

trade union, labour union, political association or with any class

of trade unions, labour unions or political associations; or

(b) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any

other society, institution, association or organisation that is not

recognised as part of the force of which he is a member or is not

of a purely social, recreational or religious nature; or

published any book, letter or other document except where such

communication or publication is in the bona fide discharge of his

duties or is of a purely literary, artistic or scientific character or

is of a prescribed nature.

Explanation.—If any question arises as to whether any

society, institution, association or organisation

is of a purely

social, recreational or religious nature under clause (b) of this

sub-section, the decision of the Central Government thereon

shall be final.

(21 No member of a police-force shall participate in, or address,

any meeting or take part in any demonstration organised by any body

of persons for any political purposes or for such other purposes as

may be prescribed.

4. Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3 shall,

without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him,

be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to

Defini-

tions.

Restric-

tions

respect-

ing

right to

form

associa-

tion, free

dom of

speech,

etc.

Penalty.

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two years, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees,

or with both.

5. (I) The Central Government

may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, amend the Schedule by including therein any other

enactment relating to a force charged with the maintenance of

public order or by

omitting

therefrom any

enactment

already

specified therein and on the publication of the notification

auch

enactment shall be deemed to be specified in, or as the case may be,

omitted from, the Schedule.

(2) A copy of every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall

be laid before each House of Parliament, as soon as may be, after

it is issued.

6. (1) The Central Government may, by

notification in

the

Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as

may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is

in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised

in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry

of the session In which it is so laid or the session immediately follow-

ing, both Houses agree in making any modification

in the rule or

both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shal]

thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect

as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annul-

ment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything pre-

viously done under that rule.

Power to

Schedule.

! Power to

make rules.

THE SCHEDULE

(See sections 2 and 5)

1. The Madras District Police Act, 1859 (24 of 1850).

2. The Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) District Police Act, 1859

(24 of 1859).

3. The Police Act, 1861 (5 of 1861).

4. The Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866 (Bengal Act 2 of 1866).

5. The Calcutta Police Act, 1866 (Bengal Act 4 of 1866).

6. The Bengal Police Act, 1869 (Bengal Act 7 of 1869).

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7. The Police Act, 1888 (3 of 1888).

8. The Madras City Police Act, 1888 (Madras Act 3 of 1888).

9. The Bengal Military Police Act, 1892 (5 of 1892).

10. The Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) District Police Act, 1329

Fasli (10 of 1329 F).

11. The Eastern Frontier Rifles (West Bengal Battalion) Act, 1920

(Bengal Act 2 of 1920).

12. The Police Act, 1983 (1927 A.D.) (J & K Act 2 of 1983).

13. The Hyderabad City Police Act, 1348 Fasli (9 of 1348 F).

14. The Assam Rifles Act, 1941 (5 of 1941).

15. The Orissa Military Police Act, 1946 (Orissa Act 7 of 1946).

16. The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946).

17. The U.P. Pradeshik Armed Constabulary Act, 1948 (U.P. Act 40

of 1948).

18. The Central Reserve Police Act, 1949 (66 of 1949).

19. The Rajasthan Armed Constabulary Act, 1950 (Rajasthan Act

12 of 1950).

20. The Bombay Police Act, 1951 (Bombay Act 22 of 1951).

21. The Bombay State Reserve Police Force Act, 1951 (Bombay Act

38 of 1951).

22. The Kerala Police Act, 1960 (Kerala Act 5 of 1961).

23. The Mysore Police Act, 1963 (Mysore Act 4 of 1964).

S. P. SEN-VARMA,

Secy, to the Govt. of India.

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