
 Union of India - Act
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 The Railway Protection Force (Amendment)  Act, 2003
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 UNION OF INDIA
   
 India
 
 The Railway Protection Force (Amendment)  Act, 2003
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 Act 52 of 2003
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* Published on 1 January 2003
* Commenced on 1 January 2003
 An Act further to amend the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.
 
 BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty- fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
 
### 1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) This Act may be called the Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Act, 2003 .
 
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
 
### 2. Amendment of long title.-
 In the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (
 23 of 1957 
 ) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in the long title, for the words" railway property", the words" railway property, passenger area and passengers" shall be substituted.
 
### 3. Amendment of section 2.-
 In section 2 of the principal Act, after clause (c) , the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-' (ca)" passenger" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Railways Act, 1989 (
 24 of 1989 
 );(cb)  " passenger area" shall include railway platform, train, yard and such other area as is frequently visited by passengers;'.
 
### 4. Substitution of new section for section 11.-
 For section 11 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- Duties of members of Force." 11. Duties of members of Force.- It shall be the duty of every superior officer and member of the Force-(a)  promptly to execute all orders lawfully issued to him by his superior authority;
 
(b) to protect and safeguard railway property, passenger area and passengers;
 
(c) to remove any obstruction in the movement of railway property or passenger area; and
 
(d) to do any other act conducive to the better protection and security of railway property, passenger area and passengers.".
 
### 5. Amendment of section 12.-
 In section 12 of the principal Act, for the words" railway property" wherever they occur, the words" railway property, passenger area and passengers" shall be substituted.
 
### 6. Amendment of section 14.-
 In section 14 of the principal Act, for the words" to a police officer", the words" to a police officer together with a detailed report of the circumstances leading to the arrest of such person" shall be substituted. T. K. VISWANATHAN, Secy. to the Govt. of India.
 

