The entire Police establishment of the Madras Presidency shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be one Police Force, and shall be formally enrolled, and shall consist of such number of Officers and men, and shall be otherwise constituted in such manner, as shall be from time to time ordered by the Governor in Council with the sanction of the Governor General of India in Council.
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Section 1 · Interpretation.Section 2 · Laws repealed.Section 3 · Jurisdiction of Officers appointed under Regulation XI, 1816.Section 4 · Superintendence vested in Governor in Council.Section 5 · Inspector-General of Police, &c.Section 6 · Powers of Police, &c.Section 7 · Inspector-General to be appointed a Justice of the Peace. To have the powers of a Magistrate but to exercise such powers under the orders of Government. District Superintendent may be appointed a Magistrate. In what cases he may act in that capacitySection 9 · Inspector-General to control Force and make rules.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2022-08-31. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.