Indian Police Act, 1861

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:action
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)
gptkbp:amendedBy various state amendments
gptkbp:appliesTo police administration
all states except those with their own police acts
gptkbp:category Indian legislation
Police legislation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Act_No._5_of_1861
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 22 March 1861
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:governs duties of police
organization of police
powers of police
superintendence of police
gptkbp:historicalName enacted after Indian Rebellion of 1857
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Police Act, 1861
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:purpose regulate police forces in India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Code_of_Criminal_Procedure
gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:repealedBy some Indian states
gptkbp:replacedBy state police acts (in some states)
gptkbp:section 46
gptkbp:startDate 1861
gptkbp:status in force (with amendments)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Directorate_General_of_Police
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6