Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Act, 2008
No: 54 Dated: Nov, 29 2008
Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Act, 2008
Act 54 of 2008
An Act to extend the provisions of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 to the Chennai City Suburban Area
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Act, 2008.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on 18th day of July 2008
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) “Chennai City Suburban Area” means the local area comprising the limits of the police stations specified in the Schedule;
(2) “City Police Act” means the Chennai City Police Act, 1888;
(3) “Government” means the State Government;
(4) “law in force” includes any enactment, Ordinance, regulation, order, by-law, rule, scheme or notification in force in the whole or in any part of the State of Tamil Nadu or any instrument having the force of law in the whole or in any part of the State of Tamil Nadu.
3. Extension of Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888:- (1) With effect on and from the 18th day of July 2008, the City Police Act as in force immediately before the 18th day of July 2008, shall stand extended to, and shall be in force, in the Chennai City Suburban Area.
(2) In the City Police Act as extended to the Chennai City Suburban Area—
(a) any reference to the City of Chennai other than the reference in section 3 shall, by reason of this Act, be construed as a reference to the Chennai City Suburban Area;
(b) any reference to the Presidency Magistrate shall, by reason of this Act, be construed as a reference to the Judicial Magistrate;
(c) any reference to the Commissioner shall, by reason of this Act, be construed as Commissioner of Police for Chennai City Suburban Area with whom the administration of the Police of the Chennai City Suburban Area shall be vested.