(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create one or more special police districts embracing such railway areas in the State as it may specify, and appoint a Superintendent o f Police, one or more Assistant and Deputy Superintendent and such other police officers for each such special district as it may deem fit. The State Government may also appoint for the whole State an officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police to supervise the functions of the Railway Police.
(2) Subject to the control of the Director General of Police, such police officers shall discharge police functions connected with the administration of railways situated within their respective charges, and such other functions as the State Government may from time to time assign to them.
(3) Any police officer whom the Stale Government may by general or special order empower to act under this sub-section, may, subject to any orders which the government may make in this behalf, exercise within the special district or any part thereof any of the powers of an Officer-in-Chargc of a Police Station in that district.
While exercising such powers he shall, subject to any such order as aforesaid, be deemed to be an Officer-in-Charge of the Police Station discharging the functions of such officer within the limits o f his Station.
(4) Subject to any general or special orders which the State Government may make in this behalf, such police officers shall, in the discharge of their functions, be vested within every' part of the State, with the powers and privileges and be subject to the liabilities of police officers under this Act or any other law for the time being in force.
17. (I) The State Police Organization shall have a State Intelligence Department for collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of intelligence, and a Criminal Investigation Department for investigating inter-state, inter-district crimes and other specified offences, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) The State Government shall appoint a police officer o f or above the rank of Inspector General of Police to head each of the aforesaid departments.
(3) The Criminal Investigation Department shall have, specialized wings to deal with different types of crime requiring focused attention or special expertise for investigation. Each of these w'ings shall be headed by an officer not below the rank of a Superintendent of Police.
(4) The State Intelligence Department shall have specialized wings, to deal with and coordinate specialized tasks such as measures for counter terrorism, counter militancy and VIP Security.
(5) The State Government shall appoint as may be prescribed in die rules an appropriate number of officers from different ranks to serve in. the Criminal Investigation. Department, and the State Intelligence Department, as deemed appropriate with due regard to the volume and variety of tasks to be handled.
THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 31, 2007 1883 Technical and Support Service Appointment o f Directors o f State Police Academics and Principals o f Police Training Colleges and Schools.
18, (1) The State Government shall create and maintain such ancillary technical agencies and services, under the overall control of the Director General of Police, as considered necessary or expedient for promoting efficiency of the Police Service.
(2) The State Government shall take measures to encourage and promote the use of science and technology in all aspects of policing.