The Sikkim Vigilance Police Act 1978

(1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Vigilance police Act, 1978. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Notwithstanding anything in the Sikkim police Act, 1969, or any other law for the time being in force relating to the organisation or re-organisation of the police, the State Government may constitute a special police force to be called the Sikkim vigilance police for the investigation of offences notified under section 3. (1) Subject to any order which the State Government may make in this behalf, members of the said police force shall have, in relation to the investigation of such offences and arrest of persons concerned in such offences, all the powers, duties, privileges and liabilities which police officers holding corresponding ranks in the ordinary police force of the State have in connection with investigation of offences, and shall for the purpose of conferment of powers under any law for the time being in force be deemed to be police officers of the State. (2) Any member of the said police force at or above the rank of sub-inspector may, subject to any orders which the State Government may make in this behalf, exercise throughout the State of Sikkim all powers of an Officer-in-charge of a police station including the power to arrest, and for that purpose he shall be for the time being deemed to be an Officer-in-charge of a police station within the limits of such station.

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the offences or classes of offences which are to be investigated by the Sikkim Vigilance police.

(1) The Superintendence of the Sikkim Vigilance police shall vest in the Home (Vigilance) Department of the State Government. (2) The Sikkim vigilance police shall also make enquiries into other matters as may be referred to it by the Home (Vigilance) Department and shall submit reports. (3) The administration of the Sikkim Vigilance police Force shall vest in an officer appointed in this behalf by the State Government, who shall be called Director of vigilance and who shall exercise, in respect of the said force, such of the powers exercisable by the Inspector General of police in respect of the ordinary police force as the State Government may specify in this behalf.

The State Government may, make rules for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the Sikkim Police Act, 1969, and any other law for the time being in force relating to organisation of police and of the rules and regulations made thereunder shall, in their relation to member of the ordinary police force of the State, apply or force subject to such adaptation, whether by way of modification, addition or omission as may be made thereto by the State Government consistently with the purposes of this Act.