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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 56

Collective Fines

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Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 56 is part of Border Security Force Act, 1968 - Collective Fines. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Whenever any weapon or part of a weapon, or ammunition, forming part of the equipment of a unit of the Force, is lost or stolen, an officer not below the rank of the Commandant of a battalion may, after making such enquiry as he thinks fit and subject to the rules, impose a collective fine upon the subordinate officers, under-officers and men of such unit, or upon so many of them as, in his judgment, should be held responsible for such loss or theft.

(2) Such fine shall be assessed as a percentage on the pay of the individuals on whom it falls.

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What does Border Security Force Act, 1968 Section 56 provide?

Section Section 56 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Collective Fines) is reproduced on this page as part of the Border Security Force Act, 1968. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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