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Wcsr Bcn.

Ord X l I n i

19-16,

Ucn.

Acl

l V

~116615.

DCII. c t

ll

{i f 1866.

West Bengal Act

I of

1949'

THE \TEST BENGAL NATIONAL VOLUNTEER

FORCE ACT, 1949.

- West Ben. Act LIV o r

195U.

Wesl Ben. 413X of 1 9 U .

\Vcsl

DCH.ACI 1'11 of

1976.

~ ~ ' c s ten. Act XIX of

1933.

Wcn Ben. Acr XVI

of

1984.

- Mkst Ben. Act XXIX

ol'

1989.

A ~ , ~ P T E D .

Thc Adaptation

of Laws

Order. 1950.

W H ~ H F , I St i s

cxpcdicnt and necessary

ro

provide Spr lhe constiru~ion

of

Natinn;~l

VoIuntccr

Force

i n

IVcsr Bcngnl

by

e ~ uo ln l e n l

llcrcin

of

the

citizcns

ol ?*

* * India -'* * *

or

persons l inving pcrlnancnt

dornicilc in

\Vesi Bengnl

who

may

olfcr

rhemselvc~

or

such cnrolmenr,

Tur scrvicc during a period or cmcrgency and

lor

such clthcr purposes as

rllc 4[StatrCiovernment] may ~ h i n kit;

Ir is

hcrcby

cnncted as follows:-

1. ( I ) This Act

may

be ci~l lcdhc [Vcsl Bcngnl Narinn:~lVoluntccr

Shon:itIu.

F0rc.c

Act,

1949. v.ur.nr and

itIIIiImncc-

(2)

11

extends

to

tht whole of Wes~Bcnpi l .

~ i r n l .

(3)

11

shall

comc

into force

on

the

dnlc

on which the Wesl

BcngnI

Nalional Voiunrccr Forcc Ordinance, 194S, ceascs lo opernle.

2.

In th is A c ~ , n le ss ~ ~ I C C Cs anythin s repugnant in the suhjcct

or

hf inirions,

cunlcxl,-

(a) "Advisory Comnlilree" rncans '[llic West Bengal National

Voluntccr For ce Advisory Com nlitlccJ, rile D isr ric ~ dvisory

Cornmitlec or thc Unit Advisory C u ~ n i i ~ i ~ r c cons t i~u ied

under section

15;

11) "Calcutta" rncans [he town nf C a l c u t ~ a s defined in secrion

3

o r

h e

Calcut~a

olice

Act,

366,

togzrlier with

~ h c

uburbs

of

Calcu~ta s dchncd

by

notificaiion under scclion 1 of [he

C:~lcui iaSuburban Police ACI,

1866;

'Fur S ra rz l~ ~ c n ~l

lbjccls

md Rc,x,ons,

see rhe

Cf~k.rrrr(l

;n:cfre. L ~ t t ( i u r r l i r r r r ~ ,dalcd

thc 12111January,

1919.

Pun IV, pagc 53;

lor

pmcccdings

of rhr.

\Vest Bcngal Lcpislar~i

AsclnhSy,scc thc

pmcccdjn~s

i h c m u n g

Crhc \VCSIBcngalLgislativt

A\ \ r l~ \b ly

cldon

thc l l rh

January, 1946.

'Thc words

~hc

ominion

o r '

were orni~rcd y

p a n

3 or, and thcElevtnih Schedulc 10

thc Adnprarion

olLmvs

Order. 1950.

'The tvods "or subjzc&

o f an

Acwding

Sratc" i

~ m i l l r d , ~icl.

'That words wirhin

thc

squarc

br;~ckrrs rere

subsritulcd

Inr

tllc

words "Pruvinci~l

Govcrnmcn~". lrid.

'Thcsc

words

within

thc

squaw bn ck c~s rcrc

sub~litulcdFor

rbc

words

rhc

Provincial

Advirury Co~nr~littcc,

bid.


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Appoi~ilrrk'nl

~ r ~ ) r f i ~ t ~

and

su\xmlinafc

o l l ~ u r

anks.

The ~ V S I

~ t l g n l

o~iurrrrl

I b l r r t~ f e~ ' t ,orce

Aci,

1949.

[Wcst Ben.

Act

( c )

"Force"

mcans llie Wtsr acngnl National Volun~ccr

orcc;

'(cc) "Inspcclor-General"

means

t l ~ cnspeclor-Gcncral of Policc

refemcd ro i n scci iol~ r the Policc Act,

186

1 and

includes

s nf 1861.

any

officer

ro whom

such

Inspector-Gcncral of Po licc may

dclcgale his

powcrs,

funcrions and du rics undcr this Acl;

( a )

01'17ccr means an

olliccr

appojnrcd und er lhis Acr;

( c )

"prescrihcd"n~eansprescribed

by rulcs

mad e undcr this Act;

(f)

"subnrdinnrc o~hcr anksn-mcans subordinate orticr ranks

f ippoi~~tedndcr

ll~is

c : and

?(g)

"volunteer" Incans a person cnrolled as a member 01rhc

W c s ~ cngal National Vnlu n~e er orcc or of any

unir

or corps

of

[he Forcc cslnhlished, consrilu~ed r fornled, as thc

case

)nay he, und er rhc

proviso 10

scctinn 3 or scclion 7.

3.

' ( I ) "[Stare] Govcrnmen~

may

raisc

and

main~i i in

a

volunteer

form lo bc call Ied ~ h c

csr

Benga l National Volunrccr Forcc and for ~f ia l

pur pos t cdroI pcrsons as vnlunleers Trom Calcutrn and clsewherc

in

Wcsl

Bcngal:

Provided rhal the :[SI~ IC] overnm cn~may csinblish all o r any

of

~ h c

units or

[he

Forcc as and whcn ncccssnry.

? 3)

Subjccl

to ~ h control of ~ h c tale Govornmenl, rhc superin-

~ c n d c n c e nd d i r c c t i o ~ ~f thc Force slli~ll

he

vesrcd

in

rhe Inspcctor-

Gencrnl and

all

olliccrs and subordinale othcr

mnks O

thc Forcc appoi nlrd

undcr section

5

s l ia l l be subordinate 10 rhc Inspecror-Gcneral.

4.

A

i .olun~eer,

whcn

called

u p u n

Tor duty.

shal l

discharge

such

runcrions

i n

rclalion lo thc p r o ~ c c ~ i o nf pcrsons, rllc sccurily

of

propcny

and ~ t l c rcscrvaiion

or

[he public pcace

in

any nrca within Wcst

BengnI

end suc h othcr funcrions as

may bc

assigned

LO

him hy or undcr [his Acr.

5.

Thc '{Sralc]

Governr~~cnl

r any persun cmpo\\~ercdn h i s behalf

by

rhc ' [S~aic]

Gnvernmcnr may

appoint

a >[Slarc

Commandanr] of [he

Forcc

and sucll

othcr officers

and

such subordinate

othcr

ranks for, and

for any unir of, 11~2Force as thc J[Sta[e] Govcrnmenr

may

consider

'

ncccasnry

and

may prcscrihe the powcrs

and

durics

of

such

officers

and

subordinate othcr ranks

in i~ddirion

o [hc powers

and

duries confcrrcd

by

this

Act.

E v c r y

officcr

ilnd subordinate other

rank

shall

havc

rhc

prcvileges and pro~cctinn onicrrcd on

a n

officer or subordinale olher

rank

by o r under

this

Acr.

'Thiscl:,uw: \vxs inscncdbys. ? orrhcWwr

nmgd

Nn~icndVnluntecrFom(Ammdmcnr)

Acl.

19G1 (IVtcr

Sen.

ACIXX o r

1964).

Clause

( g )was subs l i~ u lc d or

~ h c

riginal by s, orrhc WcsLBcngal National

Volunlrcr

Force (Anlcndrnrnr)Acl. 976 (\i'cslBcn. Acl V l l of 1976).

'Scclion 3 w a ~ n . n u m k d a


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6.

Thcre

shdl

bc ~ h collowing classes o r or liccrs and subordinalc

.

olher

ranks

in

the Fclrcc,

namely:--

0f lcer .s .

(

)

'[Stne Conirnandan~],

(2) [Dcpuly Slarc Commandant],

(3) Dislricl or Unit Commandant,

(d)

Con~pany

Commander.

S~rbordirmreotlier r . r r r r h

I )

Plnloon

Cornmandcr,

(2) Sccdon Cornmandcr.

7.

No~withsranding nything contirincd

elsewhere

i n th is Ac l, ~ h c

?[State]

Government may, y 'notificalion

in

rhe Oficit~l nir~rfc,irect

rhnt

one

or more corps or uniis of [bc Forcc hc c o n s d l u ~ e d r formed

for

any

panicular

rcgion

within

Wesl

Bengal

or Tor any

specified

purposc.

8.

Any cirizen

I T

India or any person having a pcrnmanent

donlioiIc

in W e s ~ engal who

may

offer liimself Tor cnrolmcnl

i n [he

Force and who salislies [he prcscribcd conditions m ay bc cligiblc for

enrolment

thcrcin by such aulhoriry, in such manner and for such pcriod

as may be prcscribcd:

Provided

thal

no pcrson

who has

auained

he ogc or fifty years

shall

hc cligiblc 10 be enrollcd in rhc Force:

Provided

funher that

cvcry

volunieer enrollcd

undcr this ACI

shall

ccasc

ro

remain

under

cnrolmcnt

on

auaining

the

age

or

firly-five

years.

(2)

Ever). volunteer

shall

rcccivc

a certificate of appoinlrncn~ n lhe

prcscribcd form and s u c h c c r ~ i f i c a ~ clm)l

be

issucd by such authority

as may hc

prcscrjbed and [hercupon hl: shall ]lave tile

powcrs. privileges

and

protection conferred,

and

>hall discllruge

[he

dutics imposcd, on

a

vo lun~ee r

y or

under

tl~is

Act.

'Thcsc

words

wirhin

thc square

bnc k c l t

\vcrc substituted

for rhc

words

Provincial

Cornrnmdmt and k p u i y Provincial Cornrnandml by s : of rhc Nkst

B e n ~ n l

.rrional

Volunlerr

Forcc (Au lcndn~cn~)\cr. 1976

(\\ks

Bcn. ACI V I l or

1976).

SPC

oot-now 1 on papz

102, clrrfe

Tor not i f ica~ion tmsl i~ul ing

a

spccinl unit. or rht: \1kst

Bcnpal

Norionnl Volunrrer

Forcc known hc

Bnrr~ixtrRtrklri

DuI f or r n in~n in in gaw

and

ordcr in ccnmn xt;uj

scc

nor i l ical iun No. 141H,D.. dntcd 11.3.49, uhl ishcd in

t hc Calrrirtri Gr~zer i r

of 1949, Pan 1 pagc 551.

For

no~ i f ica l ion a t ing to constirurion o f a special unit or thc

\VCSI

Bcngal

Natjon~I

Volunrccr Forcc

known as

the Bnnfilya Agnganli Dal Tor mainlcnlncl: of

csscnlial

services and Tor

public uti lity scrvicrs. Jce nnrification No.

1066 H.D.. drd 17.12.19.

published

i n

rhc Cnlcrrrm G(iierre, or 19.19.

Pan

I, age

22 14.

'Sub-sccrion

( 1 ) was

f irst ly subr~itutrd or the origlnd by s.

2

of rhz

Wesr Acngnl

National \'oIuntccr h r c c (Arnendmcnl ) Acl.

1963

(\%'csr 0m. Act

XIX

of

1983).

Thcn

thc

s m e w a

re-subsIilulcd

by s. 2

nT

l l ~ c%'csr Bengal

Natirmal

Volunteer

Forcc

(Amcnd~nenr)Acr,

1989 (J 'CSI

Bm. cl

X X l X o f 198Y). Prior ro

rhese substi~urioos

thurc

occur

lol low ing changes in

thc

on gl nd sub-scciion, namc1y:-

i)

thc

words "(he Do~nin ionor' ~ c n : n~iitcd,by

p m .

3 of,

and

the Elcvcnth

Schrdulc lo. thc Adapration of

Laws Ordcr.

1950.

and

[ii he words "or

any suhjccr

ofm Acceding

Srarc"

wcrc

omitrcd,

ibid.

O f i c c s

.and

subordinalc

othcr

nnks

in Ihr: Fo m .

Enrollncnl

and rcmovd

oTn mrmbcr

oC~huForct.


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[Wcst

Ben. A c t

(3)

Every volunteer cnrulled undcr tbis Act sllall undcrgo sucb

*:

prclirninary and periodical training

as n w y

bc prescribed.

(4)

Every pcrson enrollcd

;LS

volun~eer ndcr [h is

Act

shall

be

entitlcd lo

reccivc n

ccrt i f ica~c

f

discharge

i n the

prescribed

fonn

on

the

expiration

of

111cpcriod for which he has cnrolled and any such pcrsnn

may,

prior to lhe cxpiralion of rhat perio d, bc dischargzd

by

cud1 autllori

ty

su

b j c c ~

o such condi~ions iay bc prescri bcd, and shall: bc so d i s c l ~ x g c d

on

the rcoornniendal io~~f l l le Advisory Comrni~lec n this behalf.

(5) Tllc

prcscribed authoriry may, suhjc cl lo such

cnrtditions

as may

be

prcscri

bed,-

(:I) suspend, dischargc,

dismiss

or

rcmove

any volunteer lrom

his oflice

and

~h er zu po n he certific;llc ret'errcd to i n sub-

scclinfl(2)

shall

ccase

10

havc

effecl,

or

(h) disband any u n i ~ onsri~urcd

undcr

[his Ac and il~crcupon

cvery volunteer of such u n i ~ llali vacate officc.

Swcid

'8A.

( 1 ) Notwithsranding nnylhing conrained i n this Acl, a n y

prorisio~l nr

fhls

h

c i ~ i z e ~ ~1'

India

or any pcrson having

a

prrmnncnt dolnicilc in West

cllrollrlcrllin Bcngal, who had becn cnrullzd as

a

volunlrcr under his

Acl

but thc

rhc Fo:orcu

pcriod for whicI1 he had been so

enrolled

cxpircd

and who might

or

nlighr no1 havu:

rcceived

a ccrrificarc or dischargu

u n d e r

sub-sccrion

(4)

ofsec l ion 8,

may

o rk r himself for li-esh enrolment i n rhc Force and may,

if

h c

satisties

the prescnbcd

co~ld i~ons ,

e

eligiblc

for

iicsh

cnrolrnen~

herein

by such aurhorily,

in

such manner and

for

such period '* * *

as

niay

bc prescribrd. provided hc

has

no[ excccded rheagc of - [ S O years]

on

111e

date o i

such enrolment.

(2)

Every

vo lun ~e cr nrtllled undcr sub:scc ion ( 1 ) shall cease lo

remain under cnro lm en~ n a~raining hc age of '155 years].

(3) A volunreer enrolIed under sub-seclion (1) shall nal

bc

required

10

undcrgo

any preliminary or

periodical training referred lo in

sub-

section (3)

of

secrion 8, but hc shall be required to rakc oath or afifirma~ivn

i n ille manncr prrscribcd and s ha ll, ~ l i c r ~ u p o n ,eceive n certificntc o r

appoinlmenr

in the

prescrihcd form and suc h ccrrilicale shall be

issued

by such auihoriry as may be prescribed acd hereupon

he

shall have the

powers, privileges

and

protection confcrrzd. and shall

dischuge the

dutics

imposcd,

on n volunteer

by

or undzr this Act.

(4) All

the

provisions

or

this Act,

cxcept rhosc conraincd in

sub-

sections,

(

I),

2) nnd (3) ot'scction

8,

sball

apply

lo thc vnlunteers cnrolled

under

sub-scclion (1)

of [his

scction.

'Sccliun

8A w z

n w e d bys. 3 urrheWcs\ Bcngal Nnlional~'olun\rcrFa= (Arnendrncn~l

Act,

1983 (\Vcsl

Htn.

Acl

XlX or 19E3).

t

w a d s

"nut

rxcccdlng

f i r c y m "

w e ~ o n u n c d b g s . (n)( i)oi1hcnb1aengalNa~ional

Volunrtcr Farcc

(A~~ienJmcnr)Ac\,989

(N'GIRen.

Act

XXlX uf 1989).

'F7guws mt wonj sub~li lu~cdy r . l(a)(ii),

hid

'Figurns

and

u

ord subs~ilulcd

y s-

(bj.

ibid.


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The \\'err Berrgal

Nntio~lalVoholteer

Forcc Act, 19.19.

9.

Every pCTSOn enrollcd as

a volunteer under

this A C Lmay

be

P o s ~ i n g o f a

pos ~ed

or

any period to any

unil

of the

Forcc

and [hercupon he shall

~ : y ' ~

bc

bound

lo

scrvc

in

the

said

unit

for

that

period.

10.

(al) The S ~ a r cGovernment =[or

~ h c

nspector-Gcncnl or hc

C d i n g o u r

Provincial Cornmandanl.] a Deputy Provincial

Commandant,

a Unit

Commandanr, or a D i s ~ c t

upcrin~endent

of Police. i l authorised

by

thc Slate Govcmment

i n

his

behalf,

may

a t any Lime call upon

in

such

manner and through

such

oKiccr

as may bc

prescribed, any voluntcer

for discharging anywhere in West Bengal

an y

functinns assigned

to

him

by

or undcr

[ h is Act.

(1)

The

Cornmissioncr

o f

Policc

in CalcuUa

and the District

Magislra~c

elsewhere

may

at any time call

upon,

in

such manner

and

through such officer as may be

p~cscribed,

any volunlecr in

heir

rcspecdvc

jurisdiclions, for discharging

my

functions assigned lo him

by or

under his

Acl.

(2)

Any

aulhority specified

i n

sub-secuon

(1)

may at

any t in~c

call

upon [he Djsrrict

or

Unit Commandan[,

in such

manncr as may

bc prescribcd, to mobilise any

unir or a de~achmen l r a unit undcr its

jurisdiction

for b e

purpose of

maintenance

of law and order.

(3)

Whcncver lhe S C N ~ C ~ S

f any

\lolunleer or a unit

or

the

delachmcnl

of a unil arerequisi[ioned , rhc requisi~oningauthoriryhall communicare

thc

actinn lakcn by il lo such

authority

as

may be

prescribed.

11:

1 ) A

tolunleer,

when callcd

upon

for

duty undcr 3[sub-section

Powes,

@I.)

r] sub-seclion 1)

01

section 10, shall

have the

same powers,

~ p m

privileges

and

prolection

as

a Police Officer appointed under

any

ACL

pmtcnionof

for

lhc

time

bcing

in

force.

h c

Forcr.

(2) No prosecution shall bc instilulcd against an a f i c c r o r a

subordinate other rank or a volunteer

in

respect of

anylhing done

or

purporlcd to bc done

in

exercisc

of

his powers

or

in the

discharge

o f his

duties

as such , exccpt with

the

prcvious sanction of rhc

Commissioncr o f

Policc

in Calcutta or the District Magismale

elsewhere.

12.

A

volun

teer, whcn called upon for

duly

undcr 3[sub-section (a

1)

Cunuo

by

or] sub-scclion

(1)

oFsecuon I 0 to

aid the

Policc

Force,

shall work

under

rhc

orders

of

or

be

under [he control of such

of iccrs

oFIhe

Police

Forcc

F O ~ .

PS

may

bc prescribed.

'This sub-section

was inscncd by s.

2 OF

the \'r'cst

Bcngal

Nauonal

Volunrccr Force

(Arncnd~nent)A a . 1950

(Wesl

Bcn.

Aci

LIV or 1950).

'Substi~u~cdor Ihc wofrls or

rhe

Provincial Cornmanhi. by s.

4

or hc Wesl

Bcngd

National

Volun~cerForce (Amendment) Act, 19M (Wcsl Bcn. Act XX o f

1964).

These words. bnckcrs, Ieltrr md figure in ss. 11 m d

12

rverc inx'ned by ss. 3

md 4.

wpcclively,

of the \Vest Bcngal National Volunlcer

Fom

(Alnendmcni) ACI. 1950

(1Vcst Hen. Acr 1,1V nf 1951-11


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h l e ~ ~ ~ k s

f

ihc

FOKC

0

Ircpublic

wn'mls.

TIICWeest Betrgol

~Vatiorrul

Vol~t/ lreer01t eAct, 1949.

IM1u t

Ben.

Act

13.

1 )

If a voluntccr, wilhout sufficient causc, neglecrs or refuses

10 obey

thc orders

of

any superior aulboriry

or

officer

whom

hc is bound

to

obey,

or fails to dischargc any duty

which he

is bound to pcrIbrnl

undcr this Act or any rute

or

rcgu la~ ion hcreunder, or

deserls

his

post,

or is g u i l ~ yr any wilful breach or disobedience o f any provjsions of rhis

Acl or

uT

any

rule

or

regulation thereunder,

or lawful ordrr

madc or

issued thcreunder by a compclcnt au~hor i ty .he shall bc liable to be

punished wirh simple imprisonrnenr for a lerm which

may

extrnd IO

~ h r c c

~o nrh s r with Trnc wliich

may

cxtend to two hundrcd rupees or

wilh

horh.

(2) No prosccu~ion

shall bc

insrilutcd

againsr a

volunteer lor

any

offencc puni shablc under sub-scclion 1 ) , wil lou t ~ h crevious sanction

of

thc

Commissioner

nT

Police i n C n l c u i ~ a r lhc Dislrict Mngisrrate

clscwhere.

(3) Norwithsranding nnyrhing cnntnined i n thc Codc of Criminal

AclVo[

Procedure, 1.895, an ofrcnce punishable

under

sub-section (1) shall hc

1x98.

cogniznblc.

(4)

Wirhour prejudice to rtic foregoing provi~ions f this s c c ~ i o n ,r

sh;lli

also

bc

competent Far any prescribed aurhority to

deal with

rhe said

orfences othenvisc

lhan ul tder rhc

said provisions and to award o nc or

uiore of such punislunenrs

a s

may be prescribed.

14.

An officer or a subordinale

other

rank or a volunteer acting in

the exercisc of his powcrs or

in

~ h c

ischargc

of his

duties

under [his Acl

o r rulcs or regulations lhei-cundcr shalt

bc

dcerned to bc

a

public scrvant

wirhin

he

mcaning

o l

cclion 21 o r thc Indian Pcnal Code.

~ c tLV

o r

166L

?14A.

The

orFccrs

or

thc subordinale other ranks, referred

10

i n

s c c ~ i o n

or

thc members of

any corps

or u n i t or thc Force constiruled

or

formed undcr section 7 may form association:

Pruvidrd [hat thcrc shall bc only one association for sucll officers or

subordinare othcr

ranks

or mcmbers oTthc corps or units of

[he Fo~ce.

15. ( 1 ) The '[Slalc] Governmcnt may, Tor rllc purposc or advising i r

o n

all

marrers of policy

conncclcd

with the consrirurion and ado ~ini slrario n

o h h e

Force,

conslitule a '[Wcsl Bengal Nalional Volunlccr

Force

Advisory

Con~niiuccl,

Disujcl Advisory Commiriec and Unit

Advisory

Cornmittec.

'Section 13Arva inwrlcd

bys.J

oTrhc~VcsLl3cnpl ;rlionalVolunt&rFom (Amndrnznl)

ACI. 1976 (JVcst Bcn.

ACI

V11

or

19761. Larzr, i l was ornilird by s, ofthe 1Vcsl

Bcngal

Nnlian

J Volunrccr Force (Alncn dmcn l}Acr, 1984 (\Vdsr

Bcn.

ACI XVI

o r

1984).

This

lion

in~cncdy 5 . 3

oTl ~:

WV- HenpalNd~ond

olunrccrFonr. (Amcndlncnr)

Act, 1934 (\Vesr Bcn.Acr

X V I

0119E4).

'See

cool-no1e3

on

page

1102,

nr~re.

'Thcsc

wordswilhin k quare

bnckcrsu m ubdlured

Tor

K tvods

R-orincid Adbisory

Conllnilrcc"

bv

u;ln.

3 or. and

rhcElcvc11~h

chcdulc

to. 111cAdaptation

ofLnvsOrder. IYSO.


8/9

Tlie West Bctr~crlN(iliona1 Vnl~r~11eerO K C Act, 1939.

(2) The

Cnrnmiltees shall

bc

constiluted in such

manncr and

slialt

'

pcr fom

such

runc[ions

as

may bc prcscrihcd.

16.

1 ) Thc

' [ S~a te ]Governmen1

may

make

rules'

lo

carry

out

h c

~u l c s .

purposes oi \his

Acl.

(2)

In pnrticuIw and without prcjudicc to lllc generality of

the

roregoing power,

such

rulcs may provide for all or any of thc following

martcrs, nnmc1y:--

(a) the powcrs and duties >[of dic Inspector General

and]

of

or r icers and subo rd ina le o tl ier r a n k s rc fcr red to i n

sccrion

5:

(b)

the

lnanncr and condi~ions f , and thc

pcriod

For,

en ro l~nen l

of

a

volunteer

and

the

aurhority

by

which such enrolmen1

shall

bc

madc

rcferred

to

i n sub-sccdon

1 )

of

secrion

8

'[and section 8A];

cj

the period of

preliminary and

periodical

m i n i n g rcfcrred

lo in sub-section (3) of scction 8;

(d) thc form nF

certificate of

discharge referred

ro

in sub-

seclion (3) of seclion 8, and thc nuthorily and conditions

referred

10

in

that sub-scction;

(c)

thc manner

i n which

and rhe orficer

rhrough

whom

volunteer m a y be cailcd upon for discharging runcdons

assigncd KI him by or undcr this Act;

(f) the manncr in which a Districl Commandant or a Unit

Comn~andanl

may

bc called upon

LO

~nob il izc unil or

a

dciachrnenl of a unit rcfcrrcd 10 in

sub-section

(2) of

scction 10

and the aulhority to

which

inlimalion or

such

action referred to in the proviso lo [hat sub-seclion

shall

be givcn;

( g ) the officer o r thc

Pulice

Force

under

whose order

or

conlrol

a volunleer

shall

work under section

12;

(h ) thc authority

by which and the

manner in which offences

may

bc

deal1

wilt]

undcr

sub-section

(4)

of

scclion

13;

For

thc

\Vcbt

Bcngd National Volunrrsr

h r c c

Rules. 1959. madc undcr s,

16.

see notificntio~iNo. 239 H.U.. d31cd20.5.19,published in thc Lirlrrrrrrr G~r~erre

f

1949,

P ~ - I.

pagcs 885-691.

'Insencd by

s.

5

of rhe \Vrs i Bcngal Nntional Volunlerr Forcc (Amcnd~ncnt) ct.

1454

(\Vcsr hen, Act XX of 1964).

'l\'ords,

ligurc

u d crlrr insrncd by s. 4 or

thc

\VestBengd Narional Volunteer

Force

(Amcndlncnt)Act,

1783 (\tlccrl

Bcn.

Ar l

XIX

or 1983).

'Clause

(hh) w u nscncd by

s.

5 orrhe \:sr

Ecn gd

National Volunretr

Forcc

[Alncl~d-

lncnr) Act.

1976

(\b'cst

Ben. Acl VlI

o f

1976).

Lmcr,

rhr

s.unc

wiu

o m i ~ t c d

y

s.

4

of rhc \Vest Bcngal Nalional

Volunicer Force

[Arncndrncni) Act.

1984

\Ves~

cn.

Acl

X V I

of lgR4).


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