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The Chennai City Police (Extension to the City of Tiruppur) Act, 2012

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This law extends the legal framework of the Chennai City Police Act of 1888 to the newly constituted police system in the city of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. It applies to local residents, police personnel, and public administration officials within the Tiruppur municipal area. By establishing a dedicated commissionerate of police for Tiruppur, the statute transfers executive magistrate powers and administrative command to the Commissioner of Police for Tiruppur. This transition replaces older district policing laws, ensures continuity in ongoing legal investigations, and enables effective urban law enforcement under the overall supervision of the state Director-General of Police.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Extension of Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888.
  4. 4. Power of Government to authorise Commissioner of Police for the City of Tiruppur and certain other Police officers in the City of Tiruppur to exercise powers of District Magistrate and Executive Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
  5. 5. Police force functioning in the City of Tiruppur immediately before the appointed day to be deemed to be police force constituted under the City Police Act as extended.
  6. 6. Control of the Director-General of Police over the Commissioner of Police for Tiruppur.
  7. 7. Construction of reference to laws not in force in the City of Tiruppur.
  8. 8. Repeal of corresponding Law.
  9. 9. Savings.
  10. 10. Construction of reference to authorities where new authorities have been constituted.
  11. 11. Powers of courts and other authorities for purpose of facilitating application of the City Police Act.
  12. 12. Power to make rules.
  13. 13. Power to remove difficulties.
  14. 14. Repeal and saving.

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