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The Police Act, 1861 1378. Certificates to police officers:- Every police officer appointed to the police force other than an officer mentionedin section 4 shall receive on his appointment a certificate in the form annexed to this Act, under the seal of theInspector General or such other officer as the Inspector General shall appoint, by virtue of which the person holdingsuch certificate shall be vested with the powers, functions and privileges of a police officer.Surrender of Certificate:-Such certificate shall cease to have effect whenever the person named in itceases for any reason to be a police officer, and, on his ceasing to be such an officer, shall be forthwith surrenderedby him to any officer empowered to receive the same.A police officer shall not by reason of being suspended from office cease to be a police officer. During theterm of such suspension the powers, functions and privileges vested in him as a police officer shall be in abeyance,but he shall continue subject to the same responsibilities, discipline and penalties and to the same authorities, as if hehad not been suspended.9. Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice:- No police officer shall be at liberty towithdraw himself from the duties of his office, unless expressly allowed to do so by the District Superintendent or bysome other officer authorized to grant such permission, or, without the leave of the District Super-intendent, toresign his office, unless he shall have given to his superior officer notice in writing, for a period of not less than twomonths, of his intention to resign.10. Police-officers not to engage in other employment:- No police officer shall engage in any employment oroffice whatever other than his duties under this Act, unless ex-pressly permitted to do so in writing by the InspectorGeneral.11. Police superannuation fund:- Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1874 (XVl of 1874).12. Power of Inspector General to make rules:- The Inspector General of Police may, from time to time, subjectto the approval of the Provincial Government, frame such orders and rules as he shall deem expedient relative to theorganization, classification and distribution of the police force, the places at which the members of the force shallreside, and the particular services to be performed by them; their ins-pection, the description of arms, accoutrementsand other neces-saries to be furnished to them; the collecting and communicating by them of intelligence andinformation; and all such other orders and rules relative to the police force as the Inspector General, shall, from timeto time, deem expedient for preventing abuse or neglect of duty, and for rendering such force efficient in the dischargeof its duties.14[12-A. Investigation and regulation of Police accounts:- The Inspector General shall, subject to the orders ofthe Provincial Government, have authority to investigate and regulate all matters of accounts connected with thepolice force subject to his authority and all persons concerned shall be bound to give him reasonable aid and facilitiesin conducting such investigations, and to comply with his lawful orders in that behalf.]15[13. Additional police-officers employed at cost of individuals:- (1) On the application of any person, for thereasons to be recorded in writing, the district Superintendent may, subject to the approval of the Inspector General,depute any additional number of police officers to keep the peace at any place within the general policedistrict, andfor such time as shall be deemed proper.(2) The additional police officers referred to in sub-section (1) shall be exclusively under the orders ofthe District Superintendent and the cost thereof shall be borne by person making the application;Provided that it shall be lawful for the person making the application, on giving one month’s notice in writingto the District Superintendent, to require that the police officers so deputed shall be withdrawn; and such person shallbe relieved from the cost of such additional force from expiration of such notice.]14. Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works:-Whenever any railway,canal or other public work, or any manufactory or commercial concern shall be carried on, or be in operation in anypart of the country, and it shall appear to the Inspector General that the employment of an additional police- force insuch place is rendered necessary by the behaviour or reasonable apprehension of the behaviour of the persons em-