Coast Guard police officers
Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978 deals with coast Guard police officers. The Director-General or any prescribed officer may appoint persons for discharging the functions specified in sub-sections (2) and (3). The Act came into force on 19 Aug 1978.
(1) The Director-General or any prescribed officer may appoint persons for discharging the functions specified in sub-sections (2) and (3).
(2) The duties of a person appointed under sub-section (1), are to take charge of persons confined for any offence, to preserve good order and discipline and to prevent breaches of the same by persons serving in, or attached to, the Coast Guard.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 59, a person appointed under sub-section (1) may, at any time, arrest and detain for trial any person subject to this Act who commits, or is charged with, an offence, and may also carry into effect any punishment to be inflicted in pursuance of a sentence awarded by a Coast Guard Court or by an officer exercising authority under section 57 but shall not inflict any punishment on his own authority:
Provided that no officer shall be so arrested or detained otherwise than on the order of another officer.
Section 63, The Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act 30 of 1978).
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Questions about Section 63
What does Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act deal with?
Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act is headed "Coast Guard police officers". The Director-General or any prescribed officer may appoint persons for discharging the functions specified in sub-sections (2) and (3).
How do I find court cases under Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Coast Guard Act 1978 63, section 63 Coast Guard Act 1978, section 63 of the Coast Guard Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 57 (Minor punishments), section 59 (Custody of offenders), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act come into force?
Section 63 of the Coast Guard Act, cited as Coast Guard Act 1978 63, came into force on 19 Aug 1978, having been enacted on 18 Aug 1978. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 121. Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Coast Guard611 words
- 2. Definitions593 words
- 86. Presumption as to certain documents559 words
- 123. Power to make rules490 words
- 51. Period of limitation for trial of offences under the Act323 words
- 25. Desertion and aiding desertion280 words
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