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The Maharashtra Police Officers (Change in Designation) Act, 1962

The Maharashtra Police Officers (Change in Designation) Act, 1962

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The Maharashtra Police Officers Change in Designation Act of 1962 regulates the official titles of senior police leaders in Maharashtra, India. It applies to senior police officers, specifically renaming the District Superintendent of Police to Superintendent of Police, and renaming the Superintendent of Police in areas governed by a commissioner to Assistant Commissioner of Police. This matters because it ensures administrative consistency by standardizing job titles across all regional laws and government documents. By resolving naming discrepancies, the law reduces confusion in legal proceedings, clarifies command structures, and makes the police hierarchy easier for ordinary citizens to understand.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Designations of certain police officers changed.
  3. 3. Consequential amendments in certain enactments.

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