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Section 8: Certificates to police officers.

The Police Act, 1861Central Act · Act 5 of 1861

Every police-officer [appointed to the police force other than an officer mentioned in section 4] shall receive on his appointment a certificate in the from annexed to this Act under the seal of the Inspector-General or such other officer as the InspectorGeneral shall appoint, by virtue of which the person holding such certificate shall be vested with the powers, functions, and privileges of a police-officer.

Surrender of certificate.--[Such certificate shall cease to have effect whenever the person named in it ceases for any reason to be a police-officer, and, on his ceasing to be such an officer, shall be forthwith surrendered by him to any officer empowered to receive the same.

A police-officer shall not by reason of being suspended from office cease to be a police-officer. During the term of such suspension the powers, functions and privileges vested in him as a policeofficer shall be in abeyance, but he shall continue subject to the same responsibilities, discipline and penalties and to the same authorities, as if he had not been suspended.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Police Act, 1861
Section8
Marginal noteCertificates to police officers.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it2

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • other, Ben. 2 of 1920. . As to enrolment, maintenance and discipline of -- (1) the Military Police-force employed in-- (a) the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, see the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Military Police (Disbandment ) Regulation, 1946 (3 of 1946); (b) Assam, see the Assam Rifles Act, 1941 (5 of 1941); (c) Bengal, see the Eastern Frontier Rifles (Bengal Battalion) Act, 1920 (Ben. 2 of 1920); (2) the Punjab Frontier…
  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "so appointed".
  • substituted, Act 8 of 1895. . Subs. by Act 8 of 1895, s. 3, for the second paragraph.

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