(1) Every Police officer shall on appointment receive an insignia and a certificate in the iorm as may be prescrlbed The certiiicate in respect of officers below ihe rank of lnspector of Police shall be issued underthe sealof the Director Generalol Police or such ofticer as he shall appoint, by vidue of which the persan holding such certiticate shall be vested with the powers' lunctions and privilegesol a Police Officer.
(2) The certificate oi appointment shallbecor.e nulland void, andthe insignia shallbedeemed to be withdrawn, wheneverihe pe6on named lherein ceases tor any reason, to be a Police Officer'
(3) A Police officer shall nol, by reason ol being suspended kom otfice, cease ' to be a Police Ofticer. During the lerm of such suspension lhe powers, funclionsand privileges vested in him as a Police Officershallbe in abeyance, but he shall continue to be subject to the same responsibilities, disc pline and penalties and to the same authorilies as it he had not been suspended'
20.(l) The State Governmenl shall, by general or specialorder notified in lhe Olficial Gazette, prescribe the uniform forlhe various ranks in tho Police, the scale, monetary grants forp!rchase and maintenance and the protocol with respect to duties and thewearing olthe uniform
(2) The Stale Govemment shall, by generalor special order nolified in ihe Otficial Gazette, prescribe the badges of rank and other dislinctive badges that may bewoan with the uniform.
(3) -fhe Direclor General of Police, subiect to such orders oi the Government, may issue general stand in g orde rs in thls regard, 21,(1) When the Police force ordinarily employed in anyarea is notsutficientto dealwith a situation threatening peace and security,lhe S uperinlendent ol Police or any otficer, specially empowered in this behalf by the stale Government, in-charge ofthal area may, at any t me by a written order issued underthe hand and soalotsuch olficer, appoint tor a period as specified inlhe appoidment order, any able-bodied and willing person between the age oI 18 and 40 years, whom he considers fit, lo be a Special Police Oflice. to assisl lr'e Police Service.
(2) Every Special Police Officerso appoinled shall-
(i) on appoinlment, undergo the prescribed training and thereafter receive ace.tilicate in a torm approved by the State Government in this behaii;
and 10 Addilional Police Ofricers
(ii) have the same powers, privileges and protection and be liable to perform the same duties and responsibilities and be subject to the sameauthorilies as an ordinary Police Officer'
22.(1) Subject io tho general or specialdirections ofthe State Government'the Superintendent of Police may, in consultation with the Dislricl Magislrate' appoint or depute addiliona, Police olficers comprising ofsuch ranks or grades forthe purpose prescribed bythe State Government forsuch time and on such pay as the authorily prescribed in thal behalf may determine'
(2) Every Additional Police Officer upon such appointment shall
(i) receive a cerlificate in a lorm approved by the State Governmeni in this behalf;
. (ii) be vested with all or such of the powers, privileges, duties and immunities o, a Police ofticer as are specially rnenlioned in lhe cedilicateiand
(ii) be subiecl lothe orders of the Superintendent of Police
(3) The deploymenl or deputation of such Additional Police Officer may be made al the request ot any person requiring such Police, and the cosl ol such deployment shallbe recovered by the District Magistrate in such rnanner provided in seclions 421 and 422 ofthe Code otCriminal Prccedure'1973 for recovery of fines, or by any other law for the time being in force' or by suit ln any competent Court.
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CHAPTER III Flecruitment 23 (1) The Civll Police r\e civir po ice sha, come.se ot:l :e.lY:lsec:tot#'ili31"""",111""*" Ar;ed Pofce. and lhe slrenglh ol the varro-L' -iart-,ient ana brancf'es lnvesr, garron Departme"t, St"t" tnt"l'J9".Y til"d-.,utoi"rn,."" r,oof the 6ivrl Police shall be as plescflDeo oy time to iime.
Recnlment 10 rhe civir P''j"'11rr b.:l::"^"""J1"1::?:ii:JT,[[:i i:"i;:5' bt rhe stato Gover-ment. Tne oiector uet E''' i."",lo ou "i-o_","0 a n;ovision ol this Act, shallcause an annuar :iiJ;i;:ir;;;;;:;'ln tne civir Dor'ce required to be'rrred bv d recl The Goverl^ne-t sha endeavor lo 'rlroduce a shlft system :n 1l_e Civ'l o.i.iio "-rr" oropur.worl;ng hours co4sislent with eificie'rcy iT pefiormance 'The D,reclor General ol oolce. with the approval ol Ihe Stale Goverlmenl ;;r1*;;;;;"; "" manv no'-core Porice runcr:o"s as p'acricable' to i"iie t" l"iiio"'" to concenlrate on co'e pol;ce luncrions rzl I he Station House Orlcer shal assign Jr'ork and contloland suoeNise t'' inJ,:;";;;';;;i;; sta* oi the Porice starion and Porice Posrs rhis charge 12) t"cruJllilll tn"t t''" quota lor dlrect recru'itment" in ranks 10 which diledlecruitmentisconducled,sha|lbesoJrxe'd.oythestaloGovernment u" t p'o'"itiu'" i'itiJ"nce between the drtierent ranks and prospeclsfor oror"*'I"'"iJ ""E;'"1"d ;erilorious olficers at each level ' (3) Every Civil Police otflcer on inrtial recruitment shall !ndergo induction training "t 'r,r" j"]ii,"i'"^"g c."tre' the perioo and syltablls of training shall be as rn"v o""p'"J""i'L"o'"*n'ch may b;revised from time to time on the recommendatrons ol the Director Genelal ot Polrce subjectto the general directions of ihe State Police Board' s..leofarms 24 rl^ea"namentoftnec:vilPo'icoshar'beif::Y'I]ffii":ft",]:[:::lil:
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"^,J of arms a'n'nL'itron' ihe procedures Io be lollowed ror cuslody a4d car stock of material lor repair and rnainlenance' orthe manner in which damaged andunseNiceab|eweaponsaletobedlsposedon,andprocedureincaseof loss of any weapon or ammunition' seruice conditions..- r.. ,,, :ffi,?J:i,::ffi;:flI;1,:""":[il:,1?:.',";1f:,1ffii1:8:J:;ff:]
ol Primary HanKs or ur gh a lransparent process, tord:fferent _anKs.
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(2) The promotion ot Civll PoLce oflicers shot'lld be linked with screenlng *t*ii'"'""'"!'"iiii"i""ig' *-"" to ens"e i'igt'er levels ol professional comPetence and accountability
(3) ln orderto provide a fast track for career progression to Police oiticers' at '"*t'u'o ili"-#i*ii*ir"cruilment posts si'atl be eamarked for being rirr"a il inll's';'p;"tion on trt" u"sit ot s"nioritv-cum-meril as perthe laid down criteria-
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26.0)Controlarid Supervision 12 Conduct and DisciPline Mounted Police rDr The Sub Div:sio-al Polico Otlicer shall generally corlrol and s-pervise the Police Slaliols u,1oer his charge, and issue such oilectiors as may be necessary to better achleve the obiects of this Act' tcl -"te D stricl SJpeIi"lende_l ol Police shal gelelally co-I'ol and.'-' ."o"*i"l tn" *o,r, ol the SLb Oivisiora' ool'ce Ollrce's a1d Pol ce ii.lrons "ro "o.." 'osts in Il'e dist'icl and issue s_ch di'ecl o's as may be necessary to better achieve the obiects oi this Act' rd, The Baoqe Deputy l_speclor General ol Policeano the rspecbrGeleral '"' "i o"ii"]i i"'r-a orde- shall qerela l) co 11ro' and sJpe'vise.the wor\ of Ihe d:sLIicls ano t_e Bange lo oelle' achieve the objects or lre AcL ,et ForolherCiv; oolce urrts lhe Di'ecro'Generar of Poirce rra!. by special '" ',J'"s o'0", prescrrDe the co'l'olll'lg ano supervisol aulhoril es' 12) SLbiecl to provisions o' Ihis Acl ard any rules made there urder lhe '-' oio"totcJn"ru ol Por ce by gene'al oI soecial slaro:ng ordels "'lay orescrioe from Ilre lo li'ne lhe lurclio'1s lhal 'eed lo be prelorreo Dy in" ""iLrt i""^" "t c ,r Police :1 reraion 10 each dJly and 'esoorsrbi 'ty r3l S-o ecl lo oereral or spec al slanoing oroers oi lhe Direclor General or Polce, the;ont'oll;ng and s-perv'sing otl cer ol tre Po ce stal'on' Polrce Sub D;v;sio^, ool,ce Disl'icl or olner Civil oolice "nit may by'neans or a'l JiOui"o..rnl"ut"a in *riting, prescribethe iunctionsto be performed by iaiious ranii ottre clvilPoli; r'l nder his control' who have been assigned any specific duty or responsibility' /rl Forlhe bettermaraqenent o' speciallzed duues and loltne prolessio'1al ' ' de;eio;menl ol lhe ;errbers or tne C'vil Pol'ce Ihe State Governnenl i-"y "Jn"ritrt" "uat"" or sub_cadres within the Group 'c' posls and in the State Police Service
27.{11 Everv Civ I Pol;ue O'i cer shal pe'{o'm 10 t']e besl of nis abilily l\e-' ' ' [""il"L t"qr'teo kom r'r'n in l;lalion Io any dJIv o- esoons b:'iry as5'gned to hrm. subjecl lo lle o'ovisions of In:s Acl' rJles made lhere unde'.ano ir," l"n"iuiot speci"r'"tanding o.ders oi the Direclor General oi Police 2l anv non'oerfornance oI def;c enc! r t"e slandard ol oedormalce sraLl''' ..iL"inJjor;ce onrcer iable for d:sc'p'inary acl'on 'n accorda-ce \'!rh lhe condJct and oiscip.inary rules prescrioeo by lhP Slate Gover"menl 'o- 1ne purpose.
28. r1) lnere mav De prov'oed lor l1e Slate, sJch n-rroer of Vou ed oolce as mav be d;te"rined oy lhe Sla1e Governmenl llom tin'e lo t'me lor Ire p.rpose oi patrols. crowo contlol and access 10 drtlicLll areas' r2) Tne DirecloFGe'eral ol Po,ice sfall issue staoding orders w tr_ regaro to '-' p;;;r.;;;;,. ;;""gemenl. rrarnrenarce and ua;n ng of the Mo-nred Porrce 13
(3)
(4) include a realistic delerminalion of lhe quantum otforce required as also the duraiion forwhich the deploymeni is required- The deployment shall be made forafixed period, as speciiied in the order, and unless the same is extended by 3 specific order, the force shall reluln to its headquarters on the expiry ofthe initial Period.
ll shall be the duty of the Diskicl Superintendent of Police and the head of the Armed Police Battalion sst-up in respect of the Battalion personnel, 10 ensure ihat thal personnel oi these armed unils are deployed in a manner lhat ensureslheir regular and constani prepa.edness forthejrtasks, as also a fair roJation of duly between the various sub_units ol the Armed Police Baflalions ai lhe Slate Headquarlers and in the dislricts.
While ordering deploymentofany armed police un;i, due careshallalso bo taken lo ensure as far as possible, thatthe personnelare able lotake dlJe rest and also avail a weekly otf.
The armament of lhe Armed Police shall be as fixed with lhe approval of lhe Governmentand shallbe obtained in the mannerpresc bed. Distribulion of arrns to Batlalion and District Armed Beserves will be iixed on the order of lhe Dircclor General of Police, who by means ol Standing Ordershalllay dowJr lhe procedure 1o be followed for custody and care o, arms, ammunition, stock of maieriallorlhe repairs and mainlenance, and the manner in which danaged and unseNiceabte weapons are to be disposed off, and the procedure in case oi loss ol anyweapon or ammunition.
The adequacy ofarms, equipment, mobility, communicalion etc. for each Baflalion asweliaslhe DisirictArmedReserveshali beassessed regularly on an annualbasis by the ofiicer heading the Stale Armed Police organization in consultation with the Commandants and lhe District Su perinie ndent of Police concerned.
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