Nothing in this Act shall affect any hereditary or other village police-officer, unless such officer shall be enrolled as a police-officer under this Act. When so enrolled, such officer shall be bound by the provisions of the last preceding section. No hereditary or other village police-officer shall be enrolled without his consent and the consent of those who have the right of nomination.
Police-chaukidars in the Presidency of Fort William.- If any police-officer appointed under 1Act XX of 1856 (to make better provision . for the appointment and maintenance of Police-chaukidars in Cities, Towns, Stations, Suburbs and Bazars in the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal) is employed out of the district for which he shall have been appointed under that Act, he shall not be paid out of the rates levied under the said Act for that district.
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1. The Bengal Chaukidari Act, 1856.
Section 17 Special police-officers
Section 18 Powers of special police-officers
Section 19 Refusal to serve as special police-officers
Section 20 Authority to be exercised by police-officers
Section 21 Village police-officers
Section 22 Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district
Section 23 Duties of police-officers