The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949

(1) This Act may be called the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1*** and applies to members of the Force, wherever they may be.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "active duty" means the duty to restore and preserve order in any local area in the event of anydisturbance therein; (b) "close arrest" means confinement within the Force or a detachment of the Force or a postquarter-guard building or tent under charge of a guard; (c) "the Force" means the Central Reserve Police Force; (d) "member of the Force" means a person who has been appointed to the Force by theCommandant, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, and in sections 1, 3, 6, 7, 16,17, 18 and 19, includes also a person appointed to the Force by the Central Government, whetherbefore or after such commencement; (e) "open arrest" means confinement within the precincts of any barracks, lines or camp for thetime being occupied by any part of the Force; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) "subordinate officer" means a member of the Force of the rank of subedar-major, subedar,jemadar or sub-inspector; (h) the expressions "assault", "criminal force", "fraudulently", "reason to believe" and"voluntarily causing hurt" have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860)

(1) There shall continue to be an armed force maintained by theCentral Government and called the Central Reserve Police Force. (2) The Force shall be constituted in such manner, and the members of the Force shall receive suchpay, pension and other remuneration, as may be prescribed.

(1) The Central Government may appoint to theForce a Commandant and such other persons as it thinks fit to be assistant commandants and companyofficers. (2) The Commandant and every other officer so appointed shall have, and may exercise, such powersand authority as may be provided by or under this Act.

Before a person is appointed to be a member of the Force, the statement contained inthe recruiting roll set out in the Schedule shall be read out and, if necessary, explained to him in thepresence of an officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4, and shall be signed by such person inacknowledgement of its having been so read out to him: Provided that any person who has for a period of six months served with the Force, shall, onappointment to the Force thereafter, be deemed to be a member of the Force notwithstanding that theprovisions of this section have not been complied with in his case.