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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 29th April. 1981

S.O. 329(E).—In exercise of the powers

conferred by

sub-section (1) and (2) of section 141 of the Border Security

Force Act, 1968 (47 of 1968), the Central Government hereby

makes the following rules further to amend the Border Secu-

rity Force Rules, 1969. namely:—

1.(1) These rules may be called the Border Security Force

(Amendment) Rules, 1981.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publi-

cation in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Border Security Force Rules 1969,—

(1) afterjthe proviso to rule 1, the following further proviso

shall be inserted, namely:—<

"Provided further tll&J the provisions of Chapter IX and

X thereof shall not apply to trials by Summary Secu-

rity Force courts in so far as they are inconsistent

with any of the provisions contained in Chapter XI

thereof

pertaining to Summary

Security Force

Courts";

(2) in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 44, for the word

"shall", the word "may" shall be substituted;

(3) in rule 45, after the words, "shall hear the chargo",

and before the words "under sub-rule (1)", the words "against

all ranks'* shall be inserted;

(4) after sub rule (6) of rule 48, the following sub-rulo

shall be inserted, namely:—

"(6A) The provisions of section 89 of the Act shall apply

for procuring the attendance of witnesses before the officer

preparing the Record of Evidence" ;

(5) before rule 59, for the heading "Convening of Security

Force Court", the following heading shall be substituted, name-

ly:—

"Convening of General and Petty Security Force Courts",

(6) hi the first proviso to rule 59, the words and figures

"for the trial of a civil offence or an offence under any of the

sections 24, 30 and 31" shall be omitted;

(7) For the existing heading of rule 60. the following head-

ing shall be substituted, namely:-

"Disqualification

of officers for serving on

General

and Petty Security Force Courts", and

(8) for

the existing

heading of rule 61 the

following

heading shall be substituted, namely:-

"Composition

of General and Petty Security

Force

Courts".

[F. No. 1/35/80-CLO/BSF]

a S. JOG, Joint Secy.

PRINTER BY THE MANAGER, OOVT. OF INDIA PRESS, KINO ROAD, NEW DBLHI-110064

AMD PUBLBHJfl) BY THE CONTROLLER OP PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054,

1981