The Bombay State Reserve Police Force Act, 1951
The Bombay State Reserve Police Force Act, 1951
This Act provides for the establishment, administration, and regulation of an armed reserve police force in the State of Bombay. It applies to all members of the State Reserve Police Force, governing their recruitment, organizational structure, duties, service conditions, and disciplinary proceedings. The law empowers government authorities to deploy reserve officers on active duty to maintain public order, investigate major offences involving peace or safety, manage disaster response, and assist regular police forces. It is important because it establishes a specialized, disciplined armed unit equipped to handle serious security threats, civil unrest, and emergencies, while enforcing strict disciplinary standards.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. SECTIONS.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Constitution of the State Reserve Police Force.
- 4. Superintendence, control and administration of force.
- 5. Appointment of Commandant, Assistant Commandants and Adjutant.
- 5A. Appointment of Battalion Commanders and Commanders of Head Quarters
- 6. Enrolment.
- 7. Transfer.
- 8. Certificate of appointment to certain reserve police officers, when it is to be
- 9. General powers of Commandant.
- 10. General duties of members of State Reserve Police Force.
- 11. Reserve Police Officers to be deemed to be in charge of police station,
- 12. Offence in respect of resignation contrary to provisions.
- 13. Offence in respect of refusal to deliver certificate of appointment, etc.
- 14. More heinous offences.
- 15. Less heinous offences.
- 16. Reserve police officer in command to give information of commission of
- 17. Place of imprisonment and liability to dismissal on imprisonment.
- 18. Minor punishments.
- 19. Every reserve police officer to be police officer as defined in Bom. XXII of
- 20. Protection for acts of members of force.
- 21. Power to make rules.
- 22. Repeal and saving.
- Schedule. Schedule
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