Duties of police officers.- (1) It shall be the duty of every police officer --

(a) to communicate without delay to the proper municipal officer concerned any information which he receives of the design to commit or of the commission of any offence under this Act or any rule, bye-law or regulation made thereunder, and (b) to assist the Chairman, the Commissioner or any municipal officer or servant reasonably demanding his aid for the lawful exercise of any power vesting in the Chairman or the Commissioner or in such municipal officer or servant under this Act, or any such rule, bye-law or regulation as aforesaid. (2) Any police officer who omits or refuses to perform any duty imposed on him by this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 7 or under section 29 of the Police Act, 1861. (Central Act 5 of 1861).