Maharashtra Police Act 1951
Chapter III :
Regulation, Control and Discipline of the Police Force :
Section 23 :
Framing of rules for administration of the Police :
Subject to the orders of the State Government, the Commissioner in the case of the Police Force allocated to 2.[Brihan Mumbai] and other areas for which he has been appointed and the 1.[Director-General and Inspector-General] in the case of the Police Force allocated to other areas may make rules or orders not inconsistent with this Act or with any other enactment for the time being in force-
(a) regulating the inspection of the Police Force by his subordinates;
(b) determining the description and quantity of arms, accoutrement’s, clothing and other necessaries to be furnished to the Police;
(c) prescribing the places of residence of members of the Police Force;
(d) for institution, management and regulation of any Police Fund for any purpose connected with police administration;
(e) regulating, subject to the provisions of section 17, the distribution, movements and location of the Police;
(f) assigning duties to Police Officers of all ranks and grades, and prescribing –
(i) the manner in which, and
(ii) the conditions subject to which, they shall exercise and perform their respective powers and duties;
(g) regulating the collection and communication by the Police of intelligence and information;
(h) generally, for the purpose of rendering the Police efficient and preventing abuse or neglect of their duties.
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1. Substituted with effect from the 13th day of December, 1982 for the words ‘Inspector-General’ by Maharashtra 32 of 1987, Section 2.
2. Substituted by Maharashtra act no 27 of 2023, Section 5 for Greater Bombay (w.e.f 4-1-2023).
