S.1 Short title

This Act may be called The All-India Services Act, 1951.

S.2 Definition

In this Act, the expression "an All-India Service" means the service known as the Indian Administrative Service or the service known as the Indian Police Service, 3 (a) [a] Inserted by the All-India Services (Amendment) Act, 1963 (27 of 1963), S. 2 (6-9-1963).[or any other service specified in (Section 2A) ].

S.2(A) Other All-India Services

3 (a) [a] Inserted by the All-India Services (Amendment) Act, 1963 (27 of 1963), S. 3 (6-9-1963).[. With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be constituted the following All-India Services and different dates may be appointed for different services, namely:- 1. The Indian Service of Engineers (Irrigation, Power, Buildings and Roads); 2. The Indian Forest Service3 (b) [b] All-India Forest Service constituted, w.e.f. 1-7-1966. Sec. G. I., 27-8-1966, Pt. II, S. 3(ii), p. 2447.; 3. The Indian Medical and Health Service.3 (c) [c] The Indian Medical and Health Service constituted w.e.f. 1-2-1969, See G. 1. 28-1-1969, Pt. II, S. 3(ii), Ext., p. 115.]

S.3 Regulation of recruitment and conditions of service

       3 (c) [c] Sub-section (1A) inserted by Amendment Act (23 of 1975), S. 2 (9-5-1975).[(1 A) The power to make rules confered by this section shall include the power to give retrospective effect from a date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act, to the rules or any of them but no retrospective effect shall be given to any rule so as to prejudicially affect the interests of any person to whom such rule may be applicable.] [Note :- Gazette references are given wherever available - Ed.] (All-India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1954) , published in Gaz. of Ind., Extra, of 8-9-1954, Pt. I Sec. I, page 914. (Indian Administrative Service (Probation) Rules, 1954) , ibid, page 893. (Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954) , ibid, page 885. (Indian Administrative Service (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1954) , ibid, page 907. (Indian Police Service (Probation) Rules, 1954) , ibid, page 897. (Indian Police Se

S.4 Continuance of existing rules

All rules in force immediately before the commencement of this Act and applicable to an All India Service shall continue to be in force and shall be deemed to be rules made under this Act,