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1The Police Act, 1861

( ACT NO. V OF 1861 )

[ 22nd March, 1861 ]

Authority to be exercised by police-officers
20. Police-officers enrolled under this Act shall not exercise any authority, except the authority provided for a police-officer under this Act and any Act which hereafter be passed for regulating criminal procedure.
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    Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words “Government” and “Taka” were substituted, for the words “Provincial Government” and “rupees” respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
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