THE CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE ACT, 1968 
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SECTIONS 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 
3.  Constitution of the Force. 
4.  Appointment and powers of supervisory officers. 
5.  Appointment of enrolled members of the Force. 
6.  Certificates of enrolled members of the Force. 
7.  Superintendence and administration of the Force. 
8.  Dismissal, removal, etc., of members of the Force. 
9.  Appeal and revision. 
10.  Duties of members of the Force. 
11.  Power to arrest without warrant. 
12.  Power to search without warrant. 
13.  Procedure to be followed after arrest. 
14.  Deputation of the Force to industrial undertakings in public sector, joint venture or private sector. 
14A. Technical Consultancy Service to industrial establishments. 
15.  Officers and members of the Force to be considered always on duty and liable to be employed 

anywhere in India. 

15A. Restrictions respecting right to form association, etc. 
16.  Responsibilities of members of the Force during suspension. 
17.  Surrender of certificate, arms, etc., by persons ceasing to be members of the Force. 
18.  Penalties for neglect of duty, etc. 
19.  Application of Act 22 of 1922 to officers and members of the Force. 
20.  Certain Acts not to apply to members of the Force. 
21.  Protection of acts of officers and members of the Force. 
22.  Power to make rules. 

THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE ACT, 1968 

ACT NO. 50 OF 1968 

[2nd December, 1968.]  
1[An Act  to  provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force  of the Union for the 
better protection and security of industrial undertakings owned by the Central Government, 
certain  other  industrial  undertakings,  employees  of  all  such  undertakings  and  to  provide 
technical  consultancy  services  to  industrial  establishments  in  the  private  sector  and  for 
matters connected therewith.] 
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

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  date2as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Definitions.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

3[(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 may 
be regulated by Parliament by law; 

(c) “industrial undertaking in public sector” means an industrial undertaking owned, controlled or 

managed by— 

(i) a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), 

(ii)  a  corporation  established  by  or  under  a  Central,  Provincial  or  State  Act,  which  is 

controlled or managed by the Government; 
4[(ca) “industrial establishment” means an industrial undertaking or a company as defined under 
section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956),or a firm registered under section 59 of the Indian 
Partnership  Act,  1932  (9  of  1932),which  is  engaged  in  any  industry,  or  in  any  trade,  business  or 
service;] 

5[(cb)  “joint venture”  means  a  venture  jointly  undertaken  by  the  Central  Government  or  State 
Government with private industrial undertaking;] 
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(e)  “Managing  Director”,  in  relation  to  an  industrial  undertaking,  means  the  person  (whether 
called  a  managing  agent,  general  manager,  manager,  chief  executive  officer  or by  any  other  name) 
who exercises control over the affairs of that undertaking; 

1. Subs. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 2, for long title (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
2.  10th  March,  1969,  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  924,  dated  3rd  March,  1969,  see  Gazette  of  India,  Extraordinary,  
Part II, sec. 3(ii). 
3. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 3, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
4. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 3 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
5. Ins. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 2 (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
6. Clause (d) omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 

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(f) “members of the Force” means a person appointed to the Force under this Act 1***; 
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 
2[„(ga)  “private  industrial  undertaking”  means  an  industry  owned,  controlled  or  managed  by  a 

person other than the Central or State Government or any industrial undertaking in public sector;‟] 

(h)  “scheduled  industry”  means  any  industry  engaged  in  the  manufacture  or  production  of  the 
articles  mentioned  in  the  First  Schedule  to  the  Industries  (Development  and  Regulation)  Act,  1951 
(65 of 1951); 

3[„(ha)  “subordinate  officer”  means  a  person  appointed  to  the  Force  as  an  Inspector,  a  Sub-

Inspector or an Assistant Sub-Inspector;‟;] 

(i)  “supervisory  officer”  means  any  of  the  officers  appointed  under  section  4  and  includes  any 

other officer appointed by the Central Government as a supervisory officer of the Force. 

3[„(j) “under officer” means a person appointed to the Force as a Head Constable, Naik or Lance 

Naik.‟] 
4[(2) Any reference in this Act to a law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that area, 

be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.] 

3.  Constitution  of  the  Force.—(1)  There  shall  be  constituted  and  maintained  by  the  Central 
Government  5[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  Government6[,joint  venture  or 
private  industrial  undertaking]7[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  8[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. 

4. Appointment and powers of supervisory officers.—9[(1) The Central Government may appoint a 
a  person  to  be  the  Director-General  of  the  Force  and  such  other  supervisory  officers  as  considered 
necessary.] 

(2)  The  10[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. 

5. Appointment of enrolled members of the Force.—The11[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. 

6. Certificates of enrolled members of the Force.—12[(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 13[an enrolled member] of the Force. 

1. The words “,other than a supervisory officer” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
2. Ins. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 2 (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
3. Ins. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
5. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for “a Force” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
6. Ins. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 3 (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
7. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 4 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
8. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 4, for “supervisory officers and members” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
9. Subs. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 4, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
10. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 5, for “Inspector-General” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
11. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
12. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
13. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for “a member” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 

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7.  Superintendence  and  administration  of  the  Force.—1[(1)  The  superintendence  of  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[such  other  supervisory  officers  as  considered 
necessary]  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  undertaking3[,joint 
venture  or  private  industrial  undertaking]  shall,  subject  to  any  directions  that  may  be  given  by  the 
4[Central Government or the Director-General] in this behalf, discharge his functions under the general 
supervision, direction and control of the Managing Director of that undertaking. 

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,  5[remove]6[,  order  for  compulsory  retirement  of]  or  reduce  in  rank  any  7[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  7[enrolled member] of the Force 
who  discharges  his  duty  in  a  careless  or  negligent  manner,  or  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 duty; 

(c) removal from any office of distinction or deprivation of any special emolument; 
6[(d) withholding of increment of pay with or without cumulative effect; 

(e) withholding of promotion; 

(f) censure.] 

9.  Appeal  and  revision.—(1)  Any  7[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  8[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. 

9[(2A)  Any  enrolled  member  of  the  Force  aggrieved  by  an  order  passed  in  appeal  under  
sub-section (1) may, within a period of six months from the date on which the order is communicated to 
him, prefer a revision petition against the order to such authority as may be prescribed and in disposing of 
the revision petition, the said authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed. 

1. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983. s. 8, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
2. Subs. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 5, for certain words (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
3. Ins. bys. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
4. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 8, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
5. Subs. by Act 20 of 1989, s. 3, for “suspend” (w.e.f. 18-5-1989). 
6. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 5 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
7. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule, for “member” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
8. Subs. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 6, for “subject to the provisions of sub-section (3)”(w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
9. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 

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(2B) The authority,  as  may  be  prescribed  for the  purpose  of this sub-section,  on  a revision  petition 
preferred  by  an  aggrieved  enrolled  member  of  the  Force  or  suomoto,  may  call  for,  within  a  prescribed 
period,  the  records  of  any  proceeding  under  section  8  or  sub-section  (2)  or  sub-section  (2A)  and  such 
authority may, after making inquiry in the prescribed manner, and subject to the provisions of this Act, 
pass such order thereon as it thinks fit.] 

(3) The Central Government may call for and examine the record of any proceeding 1[under section 8, 
8,  sub-section  (2),  sub-section  (2A)  or  sub-section  (2B)]  of  this  section  and  may  make  such  inquiry  or 
cause such inquiry to be made and subject to the provisions of this Act, may pass such order thereon as it 
thinks fit: 

Provided that no order imposing an enhanced penalty under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) shall be 
made unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard has been given to the person affected by such order. 
10. Duties of members of the Force.—It shall be the duty of every 2*** 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  3[any  joint  venture,  private  industrial  undertaking  and]  such  other 
industrial undertakings and installations for the protection and security of which he is deputed under 
section 14;  

4[(d)  to  protect  and  safeguard  the  employees  of  the  industrial  undertakings  and  installations 

referred to in clauses (b) and (c);  

(e)  to  do  any  other  act  conducive  to  the  better  protection  and  security  of  the  industrial 
undertakings  and  installations  referred  to  in  clauses  (b)  and  (c)  and  the  employees  referred  to  in 
clause (d).] 

5[(f) to provide technical consultancy services relating to security of any private sector industrial 

establishments under section 14A; 

(g)  to  protect  and  safeguard  the  organisations  owned  or  funded  by  the  Government  and  the 

employees of such organisations as may be entrusted to him by the Central Government; 

(h)  any other duty 3[within  and  outside  India]  which  may  be  entrusted  to him  by  the  Central 

Government from time to time.] 
11. Power to arrest without warrant.—6[(1) Any member of the Force may, without any order from 

from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest— 

7[(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 

1. Subs. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 6, for “under section 8 or under sub-section (2)” (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
2. The words “supervisory officer and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
3. Ins. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 6 (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
4. Subs. by Act 20 of 1989, s. 4, for clause (d) (w.e.f. 18-5-1989). 
5. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 7 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
6. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 9, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
7. Subs. by Act 20 of 1989, s. 5, for clause (i) (w.e.f. 18-5-1989). 

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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 whom a reasonable suspicion exists of his 
having  been  concerned  in,  or  who  is  found  taking  precautions  to  conceal  his  presence  under 
circumstances  which  afford  reason  to  believe  that  he  is  taking  such  precautions  with  a  view  to 
committing,a  cognizable  offence  which  relates  to  property  belonging  to,  or  in  the  premises  of,  any 
industrial  undertaking  referred  to  in  clauses  (b)  and  (c)  of  section  10,  or  relates  to  the  other 
installations, or to property in the premises of the other installations, referred to in those clauses; 

(iii)  any  person  who  commits  or  attempts  to  commit  a  cognizable  offence  which  involves  or 
which  is  likely  to  involve  1***  danger  to  the  life  of  any  person  engaged  in  carrying  on  any  work 
relating to any undertaking or installations referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of section 10.] 

(2)  If  any  person  is  found  trespassing  on  the  premises  of  any  industrial  undertaking  referred  to  in 
clauses (b) and (c) of section 10, he may, without prejudice to any other proceedings which may be taken 
against him, he removed from such premises by any 2*** member of the Force. 

12. Power to search without warrant.—(1) Whenever 3*** any member of the Force, not below the 
the prescribed rank, has reason 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 4[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. 

13. Procedure to be followed after arrest.—Any 5*** 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. 

14.  Deputation  of  the  Force  to  industrial  undertakings  in  public  sector6[,  joint  venture  or 
private sector].—(1) Subject to any general directions which may be issued by the Central Government, 
it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  7[Director-General],  on  a  request  received  in  this  behalf  from  the 
Managing  Director  concerned  of  an  industrial  undertaking  in  public  sector6[,  joint  venture  or  private 
sector],  showing  the  necessity  thereof,  to  depute  such  number  of  8***  members  of  the  Force  as  the 
7[Director-General] may consider necessary for the protection and security of that industrial undertaking 
and any installations attached thereto and the 9*** members of the Force so deputed shall be at the charge 
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 State Act,  

no such request shall be entertained unless it is made with the consent of the Government of the State in 
which the undertaking is situate. 

(2) If the  7[Director-General] is of the opinion that circumstances necessitating the deputation of the 
9*** members of the Force in relation to an industrial undertaking under sub-section (1) have ceased to 
exist, or for any other reason it is necessary so to do, he may, after informing the Managing Director of 
that industrial undertaking, withdraw the 9*** members of the Force so deputed: 

1. The word “imminent” omitted by Act 20 of 1989, s. 5 (w.e.f. 18-5-1989). 
2.  The words “supervisory officer or” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 9 (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
3. The words “any supervisory officer, or” omitted by s. 13 and The Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
4. Subs. by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid., for “Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
5. The words “supervisory officer or” omitted by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
6. Ins. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 7(w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
7. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule, for “Inspector-General” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
8. The words “supervisory officers and” omitted by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
9. The words “officers and” omitted by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 

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Provided  that  the  Managing  Director  may,  on  giving  1[threemonths‟  notice]  in  writing  to  the 
2[Director-General] require that the  3*** members of the Force so  deputed shall be withdrawn, and the 
Managing Director shall be relieved from the charge from the date of expiration of such notice or from 
any earlier date on which the Force is so withdrawn. 

(3) Every 4*** member of the Force, while discharging his functions during the period of deputation, 
shall  continue  to  exercise  the  same  powers  and  be  subject  to  the  same  responsibilities,  discipline  and 
penalties as would have been applicable to him under this Act, if he had been discharging those functions 
in relation to an industrial undertaking owned by the Central Government. 

5[14A.  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  control  over  the  affairs  of  the 
establishment.] 

15.  Officers  and  members  of  the  Force  to  be  considered  always  on  duty  and  liable  to  be 
employed anywhere in India.—(1) Every 6*** member of the Force shall, for the purpose of this Act, be 
be  considered  to  be  always  on  duty,  and  shall,  at  any  time,  be  liable  to  be  employed  at  any  place 
within7[or outside] India. 

(2)  Save  as  provided  in  section  14,  no  8***  member  of  the  force  shall  engage  himself  in  any 

employment or office other than his duties under this Act. 

9[15A. Restrictions respecting right to form association, etc.—(1) No member of the Force shall, 

without the previous sanction in writing of the Central Government or 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, recreatinonal 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 is of a prescribed nature. 

Explanation.—If  any  question  arises  as  to  whether  any  society,  institution,  association  or 
organisation is of a purely social, recreational or religious nature under clause (b) of this sub-section 
the decision of the Central Government thereon shall be final. 

(2)  No  member  of  the  Force  shall  participate  in,  or  address,  any  meeting  or  take  part  in  any 
demonstration organised by anybody or persons for any political purposes or for such other purposes as 
may be prescribed.] 

1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 7, for “one month‟s notice” (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
2. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule, for “Inspector-General” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
3. The words “officers and” omitted by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
4. The words “officer and” omitted by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
5. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 8 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
6. The words “supervisory officer and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
7. Ins. by Act 22 of 2009, s. 8 (w.e.f. 10-1-2009). 
8. The words “supervisory officer or” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
9. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 

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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. 

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 receive 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 1[an enrolled 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 the person to whom the same was furnished. 

18. Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.—3[(1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 
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  (2  of  1974),  an 

offence punishable under this section shall be cognizable and non-bailable. 

(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the 
Central  Government  may  invest  the  Commandant  with  the  powers  of  a  Magistrate  of  any  class  for  the 
purpose  of  inquiring  into  or  trying  any  offence  committed  by  an  enrolled  member  of  the  Force  and 
punishable  under  this  Act,  or  any  offence  committed  by  an  enrolled  member  of  the  Force  against  the 
person or property of another member of the Force: 

Provided that— 

(i) when the offender is on leave or absent from duty; or 

(ii)  when the  offence is  not  connected  with  the  offender‟s  duties  as  an enrolled  member  of  the 

Force; or 

(iii) when it is a petty offence even if connected with the offender‟s duties as an enrolled member 

of the Force; or 

(iv) when, for reasons to be recorded in writing, it is not practicable for the Commandant invested 

with the powers of a Magistrate to inquire into or try an offence,  

the offence may, if the prescribed authority within the limits of whose jurisdiction the offence has been 
committed so requires, be inquired into or tried by an ordinary criminal court having jurisdiction  in the 
matter.] 

(3)  Nothing  contained  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  any  member  of  the  Force  from 
being  prosecuted  under  any  other  law  for any  offence  made  punishable  by  that  law,  or  for being  liable 
under any such law to any other or higher penalty or punishment than is provided for such offence by this 
section:  

Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence. 

1. Subs. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule, for “a member” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
2. Subs. by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid., for “Inspector-General” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
3. Subs. by s. 11,ibid., for sub-sections (1) and (2) (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 

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19. Application of Act 22 of 1922 to officers and members of the Force.—The Police (Incitement 
to Disaffection) Act, 1922, shall apply to 1*** members of the Force as it applies to members of a police 
force. 

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. 

21. Protection of acts of officers and 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)  Nothwithstanding  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 
provision  of  this  Act  or  the  rules  thereunder  shall  be  commenced  within  three  months  after  the  act 
complained of shall have been committed and not otherwise; and notice in writing of such proceeding and 
of the cause thereof shall be given to the person concerned and his supervisory officer at least one month 
before the commencement of such proceeding. 

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 any remuneration of 3*** members of the Force and 

their conditions of service in the Force; 

(b)  regulating  the  powers  and  duties  of  3***  members  of  the  Force  authorised  to  exercise  any 

functions by or under this Act; 

(c) fixing the period of service for 3*** members of the Force; 
(d) prescribing the description and quantity of arms, accoutrements, clothing and other necessary 

articles to be furnished to the members of the Force; 

(e) prescribing the places of residence of members of the Force; 

(f)  institution,  management  and  regulation  of  any  fund  for  any  purpose  connected  with  the 

administration of the Force; 

(g)  regulating  the  punishments  and  prescribing  authorities  to  whom  appeals  shall  be  preferred 
from  orders  of  punishment,  or  remission  of  fines  or  other  punishments,  and  the  procedure  to  be 
followed for the disposal of such appeals; 

4[(gg) regulating matters with respect to Force custody under this Act including the procedure to 

be followed for taking persons into such custody; 

(ggg) regulating matters with respect to disposal of cases relating to offences under this Act and 

specifying the places in which persons convicted under this Act may be confined;] 

5[(gggg)  prescribing  authority  under sub-section  (2A)  of  section 9 and  the  procedure  to  be 

followed by such authority in disposing of the revision petition; 

1. The words “supervisory officers and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 13 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
2. The words “supervisory officer or” omitted by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
3. The words “supervisory officers and” omitted by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
4. Ins. by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
5. Ins. by Act 40 of 1999, s. 9 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 

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(ggggg) prescribing authority under sub-section (2B) of section 9, the period within which such 

authority may call for the records and the manner in which such authority may make inquiry;] 

(h) the terms and conditions subject to which  1*** members of the Force may be deputed under 

section 14 and the charges therefor; 2*** 

3[(hh)  the  manner  in  which  and  the  fee  on  payment  of  which  the  technical  consultancy 

services shall be provided under sub-section (1) of section 14A; and] 

(i)  any  other  matter  which  has  to  be,  or  may  be,  prescribed  4[or  in  respect  of  which  rules  are 

required to be made under this Act.] 

(3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each 
House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one 
session  5[or  in  two  or  more  successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately 
following the session or the successive session aforesaid,] both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the rule, or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only 
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so however, that any such modification or 
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 

THE SCHEDULE 

(See section 6) 

A.B.  has  been  appointed  6[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 
6[an enrolled member] of the Force.  

1. The words “supervisory officers and” omitted by Act 14 of 1983, s. 12 (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
2. The word “and” omitted by Act 40 of 1999, s. 9 (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
3. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 29-12-1999). 
4. Ins. by Act 14 of 1983, s. 12 (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
5. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 
6. Subs. by s. 13 and the Schedule, ibid., for “a member” (w.e.f. 15-6-1983). 

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