The Gujarat Police Act, 1951
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154. No Municipal or other rates to be payable by State Government on police buildings.
154. No municipal or other local rates shall be payable by the State Government otherb~a~s ~ 0 ~e on account of the occupation or use of any house or place 3[by members of the police ~a::er:m:n/:: force for the convenient performance of their duties '[in the Bombay area of the State police buildings. of Gujarat] and also in such of the remaining areas of the '[State of Gujarat] as may Method of proving orders and notifications. be notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette.]
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155. Method of proving orders and notifications.
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Rules and orders not invalidated by defect of form or irregularity in procedure. 67
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157. Presumption in prosecutions for contravention of directions issued under section 67
55, 56, 57 or 63 AA. 157A.Officers holding charge of, or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise powers. 67
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158. Forfeiture of bond entered into by person permitted to enter or return to the area 67
from which he was directed to remove himself.
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159. No Magistrate or Police officer to be liable to penalty or damage for act done 67
in good faith in pursuance of duty.
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160. No public servant liable as aforesaid for giving effect in good faith to any rule, order 68
or direction issued with apparent authority.
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161. Suits or prosecutions in respect of acts done under colour of duty as aforesaid not to 68
be entertained or to be dimissed if not instituted within one year. In suits as aforesaid one month's notice of suit to be given with sufficient 68 description of wrong complained of. Plaint to set forth service of notice and tender of amends. 68
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162. Licences and written pennission to specify conditions to, and to be signed. 68
Revocation of licences etc. 68 When licence revoked etc. granted to be deemed without licence. 68 Grantee to produce licence etc., when required. 69
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163. Public notices how to be given. 69
163. Explanation.-For the purposes of sub-section (2) in dress or an article of apparel shall be deemed to be worn or displayed in public if it is worn or displayed in any place to which the public have access.] 1 [IV. Village Defence Parties.
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164. Consent etc. of a competent authority may be proved by writing under his signature. 69
164. Whenever under this Act, the doing or the committing to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the consest, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction of a competent authority, a written document, signed by a competent authority purporting to convey or set forth such consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction shall be sufficient evidence thereof.
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165. Signature or notices etc. may be stamped.
165. Every licence, written perm1ss10n, notice or other document, not being a summons or warrant or search warrant, required by this Act, or by any rule thereunder, to bear the signature of the Commissioner, shall be deemed to be properly signed if it bears a fascimile of his signature stamped thereon.
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166. Persons interested may apply to State Government to annual, reverse or alter any rule 69 or order
When a suit shall lie to the District Court to declare a rule or order unlawful. 69
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167. Repeal and saving. 70
167, and section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898- (i) the powers and duties of a Magistrate under sections 129 and 130 of that Code may, in 2 [ any area under the charges of a Commissioner], be exercised and performed by the Commissioner. (ii) the Presidency Magistrate in Greater Bombay to whom as accused person is forwarded under sub-section ( 2) of section 167 of the Code, may, whether he has or has not jurisdiction to the case, from time to time, authorise the detention of the accused in such custody as such Magistrate thinks fit for a term not exceeding fifteen days at a time. (iii) the officer incharge of the Police station shall forward his report under section 173 of the Code to the Commissioner or such other officer as the Commissioner may direct in that behalf, (2) Nothing contained in section 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall operate to require any officer in charge of a Police station in 2[ any area V of 1898, under the charge of a Commissioner ] to submit any report provided for by that section to any Magistrate. (3) Sections 127and128 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, in their Vofl898, application to Greater Bombay '[and any other area for which a Commissioner has been appointed J shall be amended as follows :- l. TI1ese words were inserted by Born. 34of1959, s. 28 (l) 2 These words were substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Born. 56of1959, s. 3 Schedule, 3. These words were inserted, ibid. 1951 : Bom. XXII] Gujarat Police Act. 1951 (a) in section
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168. Saving of!aws relating to Village Police and Reserve Police.
168. Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of the Bombay Village Police Act, 1867, 3[that Act as in force in the Kutch area of the '[State of Gujarat] or of the Saurashtra Village Police Ordinance, 1949, or any law corresponding thereto in force in any part of the State] or any enactment which may be made in regard to the Reserve Police.
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