An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for providing proximate security to the Prime Minister of India and the former Prime Ministers of India and members of their immediate families and for matters connected therewith.
The Special Protection Group Act, 1988 has 18 sections in 1 chapters, amended 5 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
- Section 1 – Short title and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Members subject to this Act
- Section 4 – Constitution of the Group
- Section 5 – Control, direction, etc
- Section 6 – Liability for service in and outside India
- Section 7 – Members of the Group always on active duty
- Section 8 – Resignation and withdrawal from the post
- Section 9 – Tenure of service
- Section 10 – Restrictions respecting right to from associations, freedom of speech, etc
- Section 11 – Termination of service
- Section 12 – Appeal
- Section 13 – Powers and duties conferable on members of the Group
- Section 14 – Assistance to Group
- Section 15 – Protection of action taken under this Act
- Section 16 – Power to make rules
- Section 17 – Laying of orders and rules
- Section 18 – Provision as to existing Special Protection Group