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National Security Guard Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....the duties of his appointment, except with the previous permission in writing of the prescribed authority. SECTION 08: TENURE OF SERVICE UNDER THE ACT Every person subject to this Act shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. SECTION 09: TERMINATION OF SERVICE BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules, the Central Government may dismiss or remove from service any person subject to this Act. SECTION 10: DISMISSAL, REMOVAL OR REDUCTION BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND BY OTHER OFFICERS (1) The Director-General, any Additional Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any person subject to this Act other than an officer. (2) An officer not below the rank of a Deputy Inspector-General or any prescribed officer may dismiss or remove from the service any person under his command other than an officer or an Assistant Commander. (3) Any such officer as is mentioned in sub-section (2) may reduce to it lower grade or rank or the ranks any person under his command except an officer or an Assistant Commander. (4) The exercise of any power under this Section shall be.....

National Security Guard Act 1986 Chapter IV

Title: Punishments

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....in clause (c) of subsection (1) of section 47 and any one or more of the punishments specified in clauses (e) to (j) (both inclusive) of that sub-section. Section 50 - Punishments otherwise than by Security Guard Courts Punishments may also be inflicted in respect of offences committed by persons subject to this Act without the intervention of a Security Guard Court in the manner stated in sections 51 and 53. Section 51 - Minor punishments (1) Subject to the provisions of section 52, a Commander of and above the rank of a Group Commander may, in the prescribed manner proceed against a person subject to this Act other than an Officer or an Assistant Commander, who is charged with an offence under this Act and award such person, to the extent prescribed, one or more of the following punishments, that is to say,-- (a) imprisonment in Security Guard custody up to twenty-eight days; (b) detention up to twenty-eight days; (c) confinement to the lines up to twenty eight days; (d) extra guards or duties; (e) deprivation of any acting rank provided such rank has not been held by him for more than two years; (f) severe reprimand or reprimand; (g) deductions from.....

National Security Guard Act 1986 Chapter X

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....any member of the Security Guard for anything done or intended to be done under the powers conferred by, or in pursuance of, any provision of this Act or the rules, shall be commenced within three months after the act complained of was committed and not otherwise, and notice in writing of such proceeding and of the cause thereof shall be given to the defendant or his superior officer at least one month before the commencement of such proceeding. Section 139 - Power to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules [for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) the manner in which the Security Guard shall be constituted and the conditions of service of its members under sub-section (1) of section 4; (b) the nature of the book or letter or other document, the communication or publication whereof would not be restricted by sub-section (1) of section 12; (c) the purposes other than political purposes for which a person subject to the Act shall not participate in, or address, any meeting or.....

National Security Guard Act 1986 Section 47

Title: Punishments Awardable by Security Guard Courts

State: Central

Year: 1986

(1) Punishments may be inflicted in respect of offences committed by person subject to this Act and convicted by Security Guard Courts according to the scale following, that is to say,-- (a) death; (b) imprisonment which may be for the term of life or any other lesser term but excluding imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months in Security Guard custody; (c) dismissal from the service; (d) imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months in Security Guard custody; (e) reduction to the ranks or to a lower rank or grade in the case of a Ranger Grade I; (f) forfeiture of security of rank and forfeiture of all or any part of the service for the purpose of promotion where promotion depends upon length of service; (g) forfeiture of service for the purpose of increment or pension or other prescribed purpose; (h) severe reprimand or reprimand except in the case of persons below the rank of Ranger Grade I; (i) forfeiture in the case of a person sentenced to dismissal from the service of all arrears of pay and allowances and other public money due to him at the time of such dismissal; (j) deduction from pay and allowances to make good any proved loss or.....

National Security Guard Act 1986 Chapter VI

Title: Security Guard Courts

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....in this behalf by warrant of any such officer. Section 64 - Contents of warrants issued under sections 62 and 63 A warrant, issued under section 62 or section 63 may contain such restrictions, reservations or conditions as the officer issuing it may think fit. Section 65 - Composition of General Security Guard Court A General Security Guard Court shall consist of not less than five officers. Section 66 - Composition of a Petty Security Guard Court A Petty Security Guard Court shall consist of not less than three officers. Section 67 - Summary Security Guard Court (1) A Summary Security Guard Court may be held by the Commander of any unit of the Security Guard and he alone shall constitute the Court. (2) The proceedings shall be attended throughout by two other persons who shall be Officers or Assistant Commanders or one of either, arid who shall not as such, be sworn or affirmed: Provided that the persons attending the Court for the trial of an officer shall not be of a rank lower than the rank of that officer unless in the opinion of the convening officer recorded in the convening order, officers of such rank are not, having due regard to the.....

National Security Guard Act 1986 Section 67

Title: Summary Security Guard Court

State: Central

Year: 1986

(1) A Summary Security Guard Court may be held by the Commander of any unit of the Security Guard and he alone shall constitute the Court. (2) The proceedings shall be attended throughout by two other persons who shall be Officers or Assistant Commanders or one of either, arid who shall not as such, be sworn or affirmed: Provided that the persons attending the Court for the trial of an officer shall not be of a rank lower than the rank of that officer unless in the opinion of the convening officer recorded in the convening order, officers of such rank are not, having due regard to the exigencies of public service, ; available.

National Security Guard Act 1986 Section 137

Title: Powers and Duties Conferable and Imposable on Members of the Security Guard

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....or impose, with the concurrence of the State Government concerned, any of the powers or duties which may be exercised or discharged under a State Act by a police officer upon a member of the Security Guard who, in the opinion of the Central Government, holds a corresponding or higher rank. (3) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the order or both Houses agree that the order should not be made, the order shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that order.

National Security Guard Act 1986 Chapter II

Title: Constitution of the Security Guard and Conditions of Service of the Members of the Security Guard

State: Central

Year: 1986

..... Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules, the Central Government may dismiss or remove from service any person subject to this Act. Section 10 - Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers (1) The Director-General, any Additional Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any person subject to this Act other than an officer. (2) An officer not below the rank of a Deputy Inspector-General or any prescribed officer may dismiss or remove from the service any person under his command other than an officer or an Assistant Commander. (3) Any such officer as is mentioned in sub-section (2) may reduce to it lower grade or rank or the ranks any person under his command except an officer or an Assistant Commander. (4) The exercise of any power under this Section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules. Section 11 - Certificate of termination of service An Assistant Commander or a Ranger or a combatised tradesman who is retired, released, discharged, removed or dismissed from the service shall be furnished by the.....

National Security Guard Act 1986 Section 10

Title: Dismissal, Removal or Reduction by the Director-general and by Other Officers

State: Central

Year: 1986

(1) The Director-General, any Additional Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks, any person subject to this Act other than an officer. (2) An officer not below the rank of a Deputy Inspector-General or any prescribed officer may dismiss or remove from the service any person under his command other than an officer or an Assistant Commander. (3) Any such officer as is mentioned in sub-section (2) may reduce to it lower grade or rank or the ranks any person under his command except an officer or an Assistant Commander. (4) The exercise of any power under this Section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules.

National Security Guard Act 1986 Section 135

Title: Rank Structure

State: Central

Year: 1986

..... (2) The matters relating to inter se seniority of persons belonging to the same rank shall be determined in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Director-General may, subject to confirmation by the Central Government as provided hereinafter, grant to an officer or Assistant Commander Grade I a rank, mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (1) as a local rank, whenever considered necessary by him in the interest of better functioning of the Security Guard. (4) An officer or Assistant Commander Grade I holding a local rank,-- (a) shall exercise the command and be vested with powers of an officer holding that rank; (b) shall cease to hold that rank, if the grant of such rank is not confirmed within one month by the Central Government, or when so ordered by the Director-General or when he ceases to hold the appointment for which the rank was granted; (c) shall not be entitled to claim any seniority over other officers by virtue of his having held such local rank; and (d) shall not be entitled to any extra pay for holding such rank.