Chapter VII POLICE ASSISTANCE

(1) If the State Government is of the opinion that the police force is required by a municipality on whole time basis for a specified period exceeding one month for carrying out the purposes of this Act, it may, on an application made by the municipality through the Deputy Commissioner, in this behalf, provide such police force. (2) The municipality shall pay the expenses incurred by the State Government in respect of the police force provided under sub-section (1).

95. Powers and duties of police. (1) Every member of a police force under this Act shall give immediate information to the municipality of any offence committed against this Act or the rules or bye-laws, and shall be bound to assist all members, and employees of the municipality in the exercise of their lawful authority. (2) Every member of such police force may arrest any person committing in his view any offence against this Act or the rules or bye-laws - (a) if the name and address of the person are unknown to him, and (b) if the person declines to give his name and address, or if there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name and address, if given. (3) A person arrested under this section may be detained until his name and address have been correctly ascertained: Provided that no person so arrested shall be detained longer than as may be necessary for bringing him before a Magistrate except under the order of a Magistrate for his detention. (b) the municipality shall, if so required by the State Government, exercise the power conferred upon it by sub-section (2) of section 183 or sub-section (2) of section 184 or sub-section (1) of section 186 or clause (v) of section 202 or any bye-law made in exercise of the power conferred by clause (v) of section 202 in respect of any encroachment or over hanging structure on or over such street or any material, goods or articles of merchandise deposited on such street, or fence, post, stall or scaffolding erected or set up in any such street or in respect of any building or part of a building which projects beyond the regular line of such street.

When special police protection is, in the opinion of the State Government required on the occasion of any fair, agricultural show or industrial exhibition, managed by a municipality, or for the purpose of guarding houses evacuated on account of plague, the State Government may provide such protection and the municipality shall pay the whole charge thereof or such portion of such charge as the State Government may consider equitably payable by it.