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The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 29th August, 1957, and is hereby published for general information:—

No. 23 OF 1957

29th August, 1957

An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of a Force called the Railway Protection Force for the better protection and security of railway property.

it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

1. (1) This Act may be called the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
 * (a) "Force" means the Railway Protection Force constituted under section 3;
 * (b) "Inspector-General" means the Inspector-General of the Force appointed under section 4;
 * (c) "member of the Force" means a person appointed to the Force under this Act other than a superior officer;
 * (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

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