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| Name: | Police Act, 1861 (Act No. V of 1861). |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Subject(s): | Public and civil servants |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1861-03-21 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | BGD-1861-L-98769 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=98769&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Laws of Bangladesh, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh PDF of Act as amended to Act No. VIII of 1973 (consulted on 2015-04-20) |
| Abstract/Citation: | 1. Interpretation-clause 2. Constitution of the force 2A.General police districts 2B.Appointing persons to exercise powers of Inspector General 2C.Police establishment in every district deemed to be one police force 2D.Members enrolled or appointed to one general police-district may be employed to other general police-district 3. Superintendence in the Government 4. Inspector-General of Police, etc. 4A. Additional Inspector-General of Police, etc. 5. Powers of Inspector-General Exercise of powers 6. [Repealed] 7. Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers 8. Certificates to police-officers Surrender of certificate 9. Police-officer 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 [Repealed] 12.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 14A. Embodiment of Railway Watch and Ward into Police Force 15. Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts 15A. Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or person interested in land 16. Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered 17. Special police-officers 18. Powers of special police-officers 19. Refusal to serve as special police-officers 20. Authority to be exercised by police-officers 21. [Omitted] 22. Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in any part of district 23. Duties of police-officers 24. Police-officers may lay information, etc. 25. Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrate¿s orders as to disposal 26. Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation 27. Confiscation of property if no claimant appears 28. Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers 29. Penalties for neglect of duty, etc. 30. Regulation of public assemblies and processions, and licensing of same Music in the streets 30A. Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating condition of license 31. Police to keep order in public roads, etc. 32. Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc. 33. Saving of control of Magistrate of district 34. Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc. Power of police- officers Slaughtering cattle, furious riding, etc. Cruelty to animals Obstructing passengers. Exposing goods for sale Throwing dirt into street Being found drunk or riotous Indecent exposure of person Neglect to protect dangerous places 34A. Prohibition to sell tickets, etc. 35. Jurisdiction 36. Power to prosecute under other law not affected 37. Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates 38-41. [Repealed] 42. Limitation of actions Tender of amends 43. Plea that act was done under warrant 44. Police-officers to keep dairy 45. Government may prescribe form of returns 46. Scope of Act 47. [Omitted] |
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