Under section 17 of the Police Act, 1861, Special Police Officers may be appointed when:
Section 17 of the Police Act, 1861 allows special police-officers to be appointed when "any unlawful assembly, or riot or disturbance of the peace has taken place, or may be…
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Under section 17 of the Police Act, 1861, Special Police Officers may be appointed when:
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Section 17 of the Police Act, 1861 allows special police-officers to be appointed when "any unlawful assembly, or riot or disturbance of the peace has taken place, or may be reasonably apprehended" and the ordinary force is insufficient. A general rise in crime is not enough.