{"id":1998,"date":"2009-06-26T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T11:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/laws\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2009-08-12T21:34:51","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T16:34:51","slug":"the-indian-rifles-act-1920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-indian-rifles-act-1920","title":{"rendered":"THE INDIAN RIFLES ACT, 1920"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Act to provide for the better discipline of police officers enrolled in Military Police or Rifle Battalions.<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the better discipline of police officers enrolled under local Acts in Military Police or Rifle<br \/>\nBattalions it is hereby enacted as follows:-<\/p>\n<p>1.Short title.<\/p>\n<p>1.Short title. This Act may be called the Indian Rifles Act,<br \/>\n1920.2.Police officers subject to discipline and penalities prescribed inlocal<br \/>\nActs wherever serving<\/p>\n<p>2.Police officers subject to discipline and penalities prescribed in local Acts wherever serving. All police officers enrolled under the provisions of any local Military Police or Rifles Act shall be subject to the discipline and penalties prescribed by such Act, wherever serving in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Act to provide for the better discipline of police officers enrolled in Military Police or Rifle Battalions. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the better discipline of police officers enrolled under local Acts in Military Police or Rifle Battalions it is hereby enacted as follows:- 1.Short title. 1.Short title. 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