The Sikkim Armed Police Force Act, 1981
The Sikkim Armed Police Force Act, 1981
The Sikkim Armed Police Force Act, 1981 provides the legal framework for constituting, managing, and maintaining a specialized armed police force in Sikkim. It applies to all officers and members of the force, defining their recruitment, service conditions, hierarchy, and operational duties, including restoring public order, emergency relief during disasters, and key security tasks. The Act details disciplinary rules, powers, and penalties for serious misconduct like mutiny or desertion. By establishing clear administrative chains of command and granting essential powers to maintain law and order, this law ensures an organized, accountable armed force capable of handling major security threats and emergencies.
- 1. Short title extent, commencement, and application.
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of the Force.
- 4. Superintendence, control and administration of Force.
- 5. Appointment of Commandant, Assistant Commandant and Adjutant.
- 6. Conferment of disciplinary powers under the Act over the officers of the Force.
- 7. Appointment, enlistment, and discharge.
- 8. Officer of the Force to be deemed to have same powers, privileges, liabilities of police officer.
- 9. Transfer.
- 10. Certificate of appointment to officers of Force, and when such certificate to be surrendered.
- 11. General powers of Commandant.
- 12. General duties of officers of Force.
- 13. Officer of the Force to be deemed to be in-charge of police station and circumstances under which entitled to use force.
- 14. Punishment for resignation contrary to provisions of section 7.
- 15. Punishment for wrongful neglect or refusal to deliver up certificate of appointment or other articles.
- 16. More heinous offences.
- 17. Less heinous offences.
- 18. Officer of Force in command to give information of offence under this Act.
- 19. Place of imprisonment and liability to be dismissed on imprisonment.
- 20. Penalty for causing disaffection amongst the officers of the Force, etc.
- 21. Minor punishments.
- 22. Attempts.
- 23. Abetment.
- 24. Cognizance of offences.
- 25. Saving of prosecutions under other laws.
- 26. Protection for act of officer of Force.
- 27. Power to make rules.
- 28. Removal of difficulties.
- 29. Provisions relating to existing Sikkim Armed Police Force.
- SCHEDULE II. (See section 10)
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