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CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE ACT, 1968

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

       (1) This Act may be called the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968.
       (2) It extends to the whole of India.
       (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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       1. Came into force on 10-3-1969. vide S.O. 924, dated 3rd March, 1969
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S.2 Definitions

       (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
       1[(a) “Director-General” means the Director-General of the Force appointed under section 4;
       (aa) “enrolled member of the Force” means any subordinate officer, under officer or any other member of the Force of a rank lower than that of an under officer;
       (ab) “Force” means the Central Industrial Security Force constituted under section 3;
       (ac) “Force custody” means the arrest or confinement of a member of the Force in accordance with rules made under this Act;]
       (b) “industrial undertaking” means any undertaking pertaining to a scheduled industry and includes an undertaking engaged in any other industry, or in any trade, business or service which

S.3 Constitution of the Force

       (1) There shall be constituted and maintained by the Central Government 1[an armed force of the Union] to be called the Central Industrial Security Force for the better protection and security of industrial undertakings owned by that Government 2[and to perform such other duties as may be entrusted to it by the Central Government].
       (2) The force shall be constituted in such manner, shall consist of such number of 3[supervisory officers, subordinate officers, under officers and other enrolled members] of the Force who shall receive such pay and other remuneration as may be prescribed.
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       1. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 4, for “a Force” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
       2. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, sec. 4 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999).

S.4 Appointment and powers of supervisory officers

       3[(1) The Central Government may appoint a person to be the Director-General of the Force and such other supervisory officers as considered necessary.]
       (2) The 2 [Director General] and every other supervisory officer so appointed shall have, and may exercise, such powers and authority as is provided by or under this Act.
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       1. Substituted for sub-section (1) by the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Act (14 of 1983), Section 5, (15-6-1983).
       2. Substituted for the words " inspector General", by the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Act (14 of 1983), Section 5, (15-6-1983).
       3. Substituted by the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Act, 2009 Previous text

S.5 Appointment of enrolled member of the Force

       The 1[appointment of the enrolled members of the Force shall rest with the Director-General] who shall exercise that power in accordance with rules made under this Act:
       Provided that the power of appointment under this section may also be exercised by such other supervisory officer as the Central Government may by order specify in this behalf.
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       1.   Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 6, for “appointment of members of the Force shall rest with the Inspector-General” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
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S.6 Certificates of members of the Force

       1[(1) Every enrolled member of the Force shall receive on his appointment a certificate in the form specified in the Schedule, under the seal of the Director-General or such other supervisory officer as the Director-General may specify in this behalf by virtue of which the person holding such certificate shall be vested with the powers of an enrolled member of the Force.]
       (2) Such certificate shall cease to have effect whenever the person named in it ceases for any reason to be 2[an enrolled member] of the Force.
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       1. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 7, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
       2. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 7, for “a member” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
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S.7 Superintendence and administration of the Force

       1[(1) The super-intendence of the Force shall vest in the Central Government, and subject thereto and to the provisions of this Act and of any rules made thereunder, the command, supervision and administration of the Force shall vest in the Director-General.]
       (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the administration of the Force within such local limits as may be prescribed shall be carried on by 2[an Inspector General, a Deputy Inspector-General, a Commandant, a Deputy Commandant or an Assistant Commandant] in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of any rules made thereunder and every supervisory officer placed in charge of the protection and security of an industrial undertaking shall, subject to any directions that may be given by the 3[Central Government or the Director-General] in this behalf, discharge his functions under the general supervision, directio

S.8 Dismissal, removal, etc., of members of the Force

       Subject to the provisions of article 311 of the Constitution and to such rules as the Central Government may make under this Act, any supervisory officer may—
        (i) dismiss, 1[remove] 2[, order for compulsory retirement of,] or reduce in rank, any 3[enrolled member] of the Force whom he thinks remiss or negligent in the discharge of his duty, or unfit for the same; or
        (ii) award any one or more of the following punishments to any 3[enrolled member] of the Force who discharges his duty in a careless or negligent manner, to who by any act of his own renders himself unfit for the discharge thereof, namely:—
       (a) fine to any amount not exceeding seven days’ pay or reduction in pay scale;
       (b) drill, extra guard, fatigue or other

S.9 Appeal and revision

       (1) Any 1[enrolled member] of the Force aggrieved by an order made under section 8 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal against the order to such authority as may be prescribed, and 2[subject to the provisions of sub-section (2A), sub-section (2B) and sub-section (3)] the decision of the said authority thereon shall be final:
       Provided that the prescribed authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
       (2) In disposing of an appeal, the prescribed authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.
       3[(2A) Any enrolled member of the Force aggrieved by an order passed in appeal under sub-

S.10 Duties of members of the Force

       It shall be the duty of every 1[***] member of the Force—
       (a) promptly to obey and execute all orders lawfully issued to him by his superior authority;
        (b) to protect and safeguard the industrial undertakings owned by the Central Government together with such other installations as are specified by that Government to be vital for the carrying on of work in those undertakings, situate within the local limits of his jurisdiction:
        Provided that before any installation not owned or controlled by the Central Government is so specified, the Central Government shall obtain the consent of the Government of the State in which such installation is situate;
        (c) to protect and safeguard such other industrial undertakings and installations for the protecti

S.11 Power to arrest without warrant

       1[(1) Any member of the Force may, without any order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest—
       2[(i) any person who voluntarily causes hurt to, or attempts voluntarily to cause hurt to, or wrongfully restrains or attempts wrongfully to restrain or assaults, threatens to assault, or uses, or threatens or attempts to use, criminal force to any employee, referred to in clause (d) of section 10, or to him or any other member of the Force, in discharge of his duty as such employee or in execution of his duty as such member, as the case may be, or with intent to prevent or to deter him from discharging his duty as such member, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by him in the lawful discharge of his duty as such member;]
       (ii) any person who has been concerned in, or against when a reasonable suspicion exists of

S.12 Power to search without warrant

       (1) Whenever 1[***] any member of the Force, not below the prescribed rank, has reasons to believe that any such offence as is referred to in section 11 has been or is being committed and that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escaping or of concealing evidence of the offence, he may detain the offender and search his person and belongings forthwith and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed the offence.
       (2) The provisions of the 2[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], relating to searches under that Code shall, so far as may be, apply to searches under this section.
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       1. The words “any supervisory officer” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch

S.13 Procedure to be followed after arrest

       Any 1[***] member of the force making an arrest under this Act, shall, without unnecessary delay, make over the person so arrested to a police officer, or, in the absence of a police officer, take such person or cause him to be taken to the nearest police station together with a report of the circumstances occasioning the arrest.
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       1. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch., for “supervisory officer or” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
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S.14 Deputation of the Force to industrial undertakings in public sector

       (1) Subject to any general directions which may be issued by the Central Government, it shall be lawful for the 1[Director-General], on a request received in this behalf from the Managing Director concerned of an industrial undertaking in public sector, showing the necessity thereof, to depute such number of 2[***] members of the Force as the 5[Director-General] may consider necessary for the protection and security of that industrial undertaking and any installations attached thereto and the 3[***] members of the Force so deputed shall be at the charge of the Managing Director:
       Provided that in the case of an undertaking owned, controlled or managed,—
       (i) by a Government company of which the Central Government is not a member;
       (ii) by a corporation established by or under a Provincial or St

S.14(a) Technical Consultancy Service to industrial establishments

       (1) Subject to any general directions which may be issued by the Central Government, it shall be lawful for the Director-General, on a request received from the Managing Director of an industrial establishment in the private sector or any other person authorised by him in this behalf, to direct the members of the Force to provide technical consultancy services relating to security, to such industrial establishments in such manner and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
       (2) The fee received under sub-section (1) shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund of India.
       Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression “Managing Director”, in relation to an industrial establishment, means the person (whether called General Manager, Manager, Chief Executive Officer or a partner of a firm or by any other name) who exercises c

S.15 Officers and members of the Force to be considered always on duty and liable to be employed anywhere in India

       (1) Every 1[***] member of the Force shall, for the purpose of this act, be considered to be always on duty, and shall, at any time, be liable to be employed at any place within India.
       (2) Save as provided in section 14, no 2[***] member of the force shall engage himself in any employment or office other than his duties under this Act.
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       1. The words “supervisory officer and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-6-
        1983).
       2. The words “supervisory officer or” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-6-
        1983).
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S.15(a) Restrictions respecting right to form association, etc

       (1) No member of the Force shall, without the previous sanction in writing of the Central Government of the prescribed authority,—
       (a) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any trade union, labour union, political association or with any class of trade unions, labour unions or political associations; or
       (b) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any other society, institution, association or organisation that is not recognised as part of the Force or is not of a purely social, recreational or religious nature; or
        (c) communicate with the press or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other document except where such communication or publication is in the bona fide discharge of his duties or is of a purely literary, artistic or scientific character or i

S.16 Responsibilities of members of the Force during suspension

       A member of the Force shall not by reason of his suspension from office cease to be a member of the Force; and he shall, during that period, be subject to the same responsibilities, discipline and penalties to which he would have been subject if he were on duty.


S.17 Surrender of certificate, arms, etc., by persons ceasing to be members of the Force

       (1) Every person who for any reason ceases to be 1[an enrolled member] of the Force, shall forthwith surrender to any supervisory officer empowered to revive the same, his certificate of appointment, the arms, accoutrements, clothing and other articles which have been furnished to him for the performance of duties as a member of the Force.
       (2) Any person who wilfully neglects or refuses to surrender his certificate of appointment or the arms, accoutrements, clothing and other articles furnished to him, as required by sub-section (1), shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.
       (3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any article which, under the orders of the 2[Director General], has become the property of th

S.18 Penalties for neglect of duty, etc

       1[(1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 8, every member of the Force who shall be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach or neglect of any rule or regulation or lawful order made by a supervisory officer, or who shall withdraw from the duties of his office without permission, or who, being absent on leave, fails, without reasonable cause, to report himself for duty on the expiration of the leave, or who engages himself without authority in any employment other than his duty as a member of the Force, or who shall be guilty of cowardice, may be taken into Force custody and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year.
       (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, an offence punishable under this section shall be cognizable and non-bailable.
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S.19 Application of Act 22 of 1922 to 1[***] members of the Force

       The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922, shall apply to 2[***] members of the Force as it applies to members of a police force.
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       1. The words “officers and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). Ed.: though the words “officers and” in the heading have not been omitted by the said Act but due to omission of the words “supervisory officers and” in the text of the section the omission in the heading is necessary.
       2. The words “supervisory officers and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
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S.20 Certain Acts not to apply to members of the Force

       Nothing contained in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936), or the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), or the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), or any corresponding law relating to investigation and settlement of industrial disputes in force in a State shall apply to members of the Force.


S.21 Protection of acts of 1[***] members of the Force

       (1) In any suit or proceeding against any 2[***] member of the force for any act done by him in the discharge of his duties, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the orders of a competent authority.
       (2) Any such plea may be proved by the production of the order directing the act, and if it is so proved, the 2[***] member of the Force shall thereupon be discharged from any liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority which issued such order.
       (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any legal proceeding, whether civil or criminal, which may lawfully be brought against any 2[***] member of the Force for anything done or intended to be done under the powers conferred by, or in pursuance of, any pro

S.22 Power to make rules

       (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
       (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for—
       (a) regulating the classes, ranks, grades, pay and remuneration of 1[***] members of the Force and their conditions of service in the Force;
       (b) regulating the powers and duties of 1[***] members of the Force authorised to exercise any functions by or under this Act;
       (c) fixing the period of service for 1[***] members of the Force;
       (d) prescribing the description and quantity of arms, accoutrements, clothing and other necessary articles to be furnished to the members

Sch .

        The Schedule
        (See section 6)
       A.B. has been appointed 1[an enrolled member] of the Central Industrial Security Force under the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968, and is vested with the powers, functions and privileges of 1[an enrolled member] of the Force.
        
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       1. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, sec. 13 and Sch., for “a member” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983).
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