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Chennai City Suburban Area, City Police Act
The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent
of the Governor on the 29th November 2008 and is hereby published for
general information:—
ACT No. 54 OF 2008.
An Act to extend the provisions of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 to the
Chennai City Suburban Area.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-ninth
Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
- (1) This Act may be called the Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai
City Suburban Area) Act, 2008.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on 18th day of July 2008. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) “Chennai City Suburban Area” means the local area comprising the limits of
the police stations specified in the Schedule;
(2) “City Police Act” means the Chennai City Police Act, 1888;
(3) “Government” means the State Government;
(4) “law in force” includes any enactment, Ordinance, regulation, order,
by-law, rule, scheme or notification in force in the whole or in any part of the State of
Tamil Nadu or any instrument having the force of law in the whole or in any part of
the State of Tamil Nadu. - (1) With effect on and from the 18th day of July 2008, the City Police Act as
in force immediately before the 18th day of July 2008, shall stand extended to, and shall
be in force, in the Chennai City Suburban Area.
(2) In the City Police Act as extended to the Chennai City Suburban Area—
(a) any reference to the City of Chennai other than the reference in
section 3 shall, by reason of this Act, be construed as a reference to the Chennai City
Suburban Area;
(b) any reference to the Presidency Magistrate shall, by reason of this Act,
be construed as a reference to the Judicial Magistrate;
(c) any reference to the Commissioner shall, by reason of this Act, be construed
as Commissioner of Police for Chennai City Suburban Area with whom the administration
of the Police of the Chennai City Suburban Area shall be vested. - (1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 7 of the City Police
Act, the Government may, by notification, and subject to such conditions and limitation
as may be specified therein, empower,—
(a) the Commissioner of Police for Chennai City Suburban Area to exercise
and perform in relation to the Chennai City Suburban Area, the powers and duties of
an Executive Magistrate and of a District Magistrate under such of the provisions of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the said Code)
or of any other law in force relating to matters with respect to which the State Legislature
has power to make laws for the State, as may be specified in the notification;
(b) any officer subordinate to the Commissioner of Police for Chennai City
Suburban Area (not being an Officer below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of
Police) to exercise and perform in relation to Chennai City Suburban Area as may be
specified in the notification, the powers and duties of Executive Magistrate under such
of the provisions of the said Code or of any other law in force relating to matters with
respect to which the State Legislature has power to make laws for the State, as may
be specified in the notification.
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