Preamble

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NOTIFICATION

No. H. 12018/118/2008-LJD, the 12th January, 2012. The following Act is hereby published for general information.

The Mizoram Police Act, 2011 (Act No. 3 of 2012) {Received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram on the 19th December, 2011}

Zahmingthanga Ralte, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram.

Preamble

WHEREAS respect for and promotion of the human rights of the people, and protection of their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights, is the primary concern of the Rule of Law;

AND WHEREAS, it is the constitutional obligation of the State to provide impartial and efficient Police Service safeguarding the interests of vulnerable sections of society including the minorities, and responding to the democratic aspirations of citizens;

AND WHEREAS such functioning of the Police Service needs to be professionally organized, service oriented, free from extraneous influences and accountable to law;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to redefine the role of the police, its duties and responsibilities, by taking into account the emerging challenges of policing and security of State, the imperatives of good governance, and respect for human rights;

AND WHEREAS it is essential to appropriately empower the police to enable it to function as an efficient, effective, people-friendly and responsive agency;

AND WHEREAS it is necessary for this purpose to enact a new law relating to the establishment and management of the Police Service;

It is enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram in the sixty-Second year of the Republic of India as follows:-

THE MIZORAM POLICE ACT, 2011 (Act No. 3 of 2012)

An Act to provide for the establishment and management of better policing system and matter relating thereto.

Chapter - I Preliminary: Definitions & Interpretations