Jammu and Kashmir Governors Special Security Force Act, 2018

No: 42 Dated: Dec, 13 2018

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNOR’S SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE ACT, 2018

(Governor Act No. XLII of 2018)

    An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of a separate security force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir for providing proximate security to the Governor, members of his immediate family and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    In exercise of the powers vested under Proclamation P-1/18 of 2018 dated 20th of June, 2018 the Governor is pleased to enact as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Governors Special Security Force Act, 2018.

(2) It shall come into force on such date, as the State Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint and different dates may be notified for coming into force of different provisions of the Act.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Act" means the Jammu and Kashmir Governor's Special Security Force Act, 2018 ;

(b) "Active duty" in relation to a Member of the Force means any duty as such member during the period when he is posted to physically protect the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and the Members of his immediate family, wherever he or they may be ;

(c) "Director" means the Director of the Force appointed under sub-section (1) of section 5 ;

(d) "Force" means the Jammu and Kashmir Governor's Special Security Force constituted under section 4 ;

(e) "Government" means the Government of Jammu and Kashmir ;

(f) "Member of the Force" means a person, who has been appointed to the Force by the prescribed authority ;

(g) "Member of the immediate family" means wife, husband, children and parents ;

(h) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the Act ;

(i) "Prescribed Authority" means an authority notified by the Government in an Official Gazette ;

(j) "Proximate Security" means protection provided from close quarters, during journey by road, rail, aircraft, watercraft on foot or any other means of transport and shall include the places of functions, engagements, residence or halt and shall comprise ring round teams, isolation cordons, the sterile zone around, convoy security and the rostrum and access control to the person or members of his immediate family ;

All words and expression used and not defined in the Act but defined in the Jammu and Kashmir State Ranbir Penal Code shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Code.

3. Members subject to the Act. - Every member of the Force wherever he may be, shall be subject to the provisions of the Act.