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section 4 of this Act shall, under such rules as the Local Government shall from time to time sanction, rest with the Inspector-General, Deputy Inspectors-General, Assistant Inspector-General and District Superintendents of Police, who may, under such rules as aforesaid, at any time dismiss, suspend or reduce any police officer' by A.0., 1937 (1-4-1937). [ 2[b] Substituted for the words "Subject to such rules", by A.L.O., 1950 (26-1-1950). [Subject to the provisions of Article 311 of the Constitution and to such rules] as the 3[c] Substituted for the words 'Provincial Government' by A.L.O., 1950. [State Government] may from time to time make under this Act, the Inspector-General, Deputy Inspectors-General, Assistant Inspectors-General and District Superintendents of Police may at anytime dismiss, suspend or reduce any police officer of the subordinate ranks] whom they shall think remiss or negligent in the discharge of his duty or unfit for the same; 4[d] Substituted for 'or fine any police officer to any amount not exceeding one month's pay who shall discharge his duty in a careless or negligent manner, or who, by any act of his own, shall render himself unfit for the discharge thereof, by the Police Act (1861) Amendment Act, 1895 (8 of 1895). S. 2. [or may award any one or more of the following punishments to any police officer 5[e] Inserted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). [of the subordinate ranks] who shall discharge his duty in a careless or negligent manner, or who by any act of his own shall render himself unfit for the discharge thereof, namely :-
(a) fine to any amount not exceeding one month's pay;
(b) confinement to quarters for a term not exceeding fifteen days, with or without punishment- drill, extra, guard, fatigue or other duty;
(c) deprivation of good conduct pay;
(d) removal from any office of distinction or special emolument.] West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1963, in respect of the subordinate ranks of the police force shall be deemed to be. and to have always been, validly passed."-West Bengal Act 38 of 1963, S. 4.