District police to assist SOU Tourism Authority

(1) The District Police shall assist the officers or any other persons authorized to discharge any of the provisions for enforcement of this Act particularly in respect of the following, namely:- (i) for the better protection and security of the public property within the Tourism development area including prevention of encroachments and removal thereof; (ii) for aiding the officers of the SOU Tourism Authority in the detection and investigation of any matter relating to leakage of revenue or any amount payable to the SOU Tourism Authority; (iii) for effective communication and obtaining of any information regarding any design to commit or the commission of any offence by any person under this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder; (iv) to exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be prescribed. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Gujarat Police Act 1951, the prescribed authority, for the purposes of sub-section (1) shall have power of superintendence over the police.