(1) No person subject to this Act shall be arrested on a charge under the Act except under and in accordance with the orders of a superior officer having power of command over him.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub--rule (1) any person subject to the Act may be placed under arrest by any superior officer :-
(a) if he commits an offence against such superior officer, or
(b) if he commits an offence in the view of such superior officer, or
(c) if he is behaving in a disorderly manner and the said superior officer considers it necessary to place such a person under arrest with a view to stop such disorderly behavior.
(3) A superior officer effecting arrest under sub-rule (2) shall as soon as possible, and in any case within twenty four hours of such arrest send a report to the Commandant of the battalion or unit of which the person arrested is a member and in case of the arrest BSF RULES 89 of an officer of and above the rank of Commandant, to his immediate superior officer.