Power to appoint additional police officers

[(I) On the application of any person and at his charge, the [State Government] may, for the purpose of keeping the peace or preserving order at any place or of enforcing the provisions of this or of any other Act in respect of any specified class of offences, appoint additional police-officers of such rank or grade, on such pay, if any, and for such time, as [they] may think fit : Provided that on the expiry of one month from the receipt of notice in writing from the applicant or his representative or on the expiry of such shorter period as the [State Government] may fix, the [State Government] shall discontinue police-officers so appointed.

1. (2) Every additional police-officer so appointed-
   • (a) shall receive a certificate in such form as the [State Government] may determine, under the signature of the Commissioner; and
   • (b) shall have such of the powers and duties of an ordinary police-officer of like rank as are specially mentioned in the certificate referred to in clause (a) and shall, in the exercise or performance thereof, have the same protection and privileges, be amenable to the same penalties, and be subordinate to the same authorities as such officer.]