Section 3 of NIA Act 2008:Constitution of National Investigation Agency
Constitution of National Investigation Agency NIA Act 2008
3. Constitution of National Investigation Agency.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Police Act,
1861 (5 of 1861), the Central Government may constitute a special agency to be called the National
Investigation Agency for investigation and prosecution of offences under the Acts specified in the
Schedule.
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(2) Subject to any orders which the Central Government may make in this behalf, officers of the
Agency shall have throughout India in relation to the investigation of Scheduled Offences and arrest of
persons concerned in such offences, all the powers, duties, privileges and liabilities which police officers
have in connection with the investigation of offences committed therein.
(3) Any officer of the Agency of, or above, the rank of Sub-Inspector may, subject to any orders
which the Central Government may make in this behalf, exercise throughout India, any of the powers of
the officer-in-charge of a police station in the area in which he is present for the time being and when so
exercising such powers shall, subject to any such orders as aforesaid, be deemed to be an officer-incharge of a police station discharging the functions of such an officer within the limits of his station.