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The Nagaland Home Guards Act, 1988
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The Nagaland Home Guards Act, 1988 provides for the establishment, administration, and regulation of a voluntary auxiliary force called the Nagaland Home Guards. Applying across the state of Nagaland, it empowers the government to recruit, train, and deploy citizens to assist local police, protect lives and property, maintain essential services, and handle emergency situations. Members act as public servants when deployed and are subject to disciplinary measures or criminal penalties for neglecting their assigned duties. This legislation matters because it promotes civic responsibility and discipline among citizens while strengthening the state's public safety infrastructure during emergencies.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Raising of Nagaland Home Guards
- 4. Superintendence and Control of Home Guards
- 5. Appointment of Commandant General, Deputy Commandant General and Commandant
- 7. Power to discharge member of Home Guards
- 8. Reserve Force of Home Guards
- 9. Training function and duties of members
- 11. Control by officers of Police force
- 12. Certificate arms etc. to be delivered by person ceasing to be a member of the Home Guards
- 13. Punishment of members on neglect of duty etc.
- 14. Penalty
- 15. Power to make rules
- 16. Member of Home Guards to be Public Servant
- 17. Home Guards not disqualified from contesting elections to Legislature or local bodies
- 18. Repeal and savings
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