MLJ’S
CRIMINAL COURT MANUAL
(Tamil Nadu Acts and Rules)
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ACTS INCORPORATED IN THIS EDITION
SERIAL NO. PAGE
1. The Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Hoardings Act, 1985 (39 of 1985) ........................ 1
2. The Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act, 1958 (10 of 1958)............................... 10
2.1 The Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Rules, 1959 ........................................................... 14
3. The Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition (Repeal) Act, 2004
(20 of 2004) .............................................................................................. 16
4. The Tamil Nadu Betting Tax Act, 1935 (20 of 1935)............................................ 17
4.1 The Tamil Nadu Betting Tax Rules, 1935 ......................................................................... 22
5. The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools Act, 1925 (5 of 1926) ....................................... 46
5.1 The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools Rules, 1938 .................................................................. 62
6. The Chennai City Police Act, 1888 (3 of 1888) ................................................ 80
6.1 Rules issued under Sections 36 and 39 of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 ............... 111
6.2. By-laws Issued Under Section 77 of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 ......................... 124
6.3. Chennai City Police Gaming Rules, 1949 under sections 49-A(2) of the Chennai City Police
Act, 1888 ................................................................................................................. 128
7. The Tamil Nadu Special Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1978 ......................... 130
8. The Tamil Nadu Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules, 1964 ...................... 171
9. The Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955 190
10. The Tamil Nadu Police Standing Orders (Important only) ..................................... 222
11. Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service ............................... 452
12. The Chennai City Police (Extension to the City of Madurai and to the City of
Coimbatore) Act, 1987 (32 of 1987) ......................................................... 510
13. The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Cities of Salem, Tiruchirappalli
and Tirunelveli) Act, 1997 (51 of 1997) .................................................... 515
14. The Chennai City Police (Extension to the Chennai City Suburban Area) Act, 2008
(54 of 2008) .............................................................................................. 521
15. The Tamil Nadu Coffee-Stealing Prevention Act (7 of 1878) ................................ 526
16. The Tamil Nadu Compulsory Censorship of Publicity Materials Act (34 of 1987) 530
17. The Tamil Nadu (Compulsory Censorship of Film Publicity Materials) Act
(35 of 1987) .............................................................................................. 536
18. The Tamil Nadu Compulsory Labour Act (1 of 1858) .......................................... 542
19. The Tamil Nadu Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act (31 of 1947) .............. 547
20. The Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 (24 of 1859)....................................... 550
21. The Tamil Nadu Dramatic Performances Act, 1954 (33 of 1954) ........................ 560
21.1 The Tamil Nadu Dramatic Performances Rules, 1955 ....................................................... 564
22. The Tamil Nadu Drugs (Control) Act (30 of 1949) ............................................... 566
23. The Tamil Nadu Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Collection of Capitation
Fee) Act, 1992 (57 of 1992) ..................................................................... 571
23.1 The Tamil Nadu Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Collection of
Capitation fee) Rules, 1997 .............................................................................................. 576
24. The Tamil Nadu Exhibition of Films on Television Screen Through Video
Cassette Recorders [and Through Cable Television Network]
(Regulation) Act, 1984 (7 of 1984) ............................................................ 580
24.1 The Tamil Nadu Exhibition of Films on Television Screen Through Video Cassette
Recorders And Cable Television Network (Regulation) Rules, 1984. .............................. 593
25. The Tamil Nadu Essential Services Maintenance
(Repeal) Act, 2006 (11 of 2006) ................................................................ 621
26. The Tamil Nadu Gaming Act (3 of 1930) ............................................................. 622
27. The Tamil Nadu Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act (49 of 1961).................... 637
28. The Tamil Nadu Hackney Carriage Act (5 of 1911) ............................................. 639
29. The Tamil Nadu Home Guard Act (3 of 1963) ..................................................... 653
29.1 The Tamil Nadu Home Guard Rules, 1963 ........................................................................ 659
30. The Tamil Nadu Home Guards Welfare and Benevolent Fund Rules, 1990 ........... 668
31. The Tamil Nadu Horse Race (Abolition of Turf Agencies) Act (55 of 1979) .......... 671
32. The Tamil Nadu Horse Races (Abolition of Wagering or Betting) Act (44 of 1974) 674
33. The Madras Race Club (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Act (26 of 1986) 675
33.1 Rules of Racing Under the Madras Race Club (Acquisition and Transfer of
Undertaking) Act, 1986 ............................................................................................ 690
34. Tamil Nadu Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics)
Regulations, 2003 ...................................................................................... 733
35. Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions
(Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act (48 of 2008) 746
36. The Tamil Nadu Municipal Police (Repeal) Act (20 of 2008)................................ 748
37. The Nilgiris Game and Fish Preservation Act (2 of 1879) .................................... 749
38. The Nilgiris Fishing Rules, 1966 ......................................................................... 752
39. The Tamil Nadu Official Seals Act (6 of 1865) ..................................................... 764
40. The Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act (2 of 1959) ......... 766
40.1 The Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Rules, 1959 ........................ 773
41. The Tamil Nadu Open Places (Regulation of Pasting of Posters and Fixing of
Thatty Boards) Rules, 1995 ....................................................................... 774
42. The Tamil Nadu Places of Public Resort Act (2 of 1888)...................................... 777
43. The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act (13 of 1945)...................................... 783
44. The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Couching Act (12 of 1945) ................................. 795
45. Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders,
Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders
Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act (14 of 1982) ................................... 797
46. The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Incitement to Refuse or Defer Payment of
Tax Act (9 of 1981) ................................................................................... 814
47. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act (14 of 1957) ............................ 817
48. The Tamil Nadu Private Clinical Establishment (Regulation) Act (4 of 1997) ......... 818
49. The Tamil Nadu Prize Schemes (Prohibition) Act (56 of 1979) ............................. 822
50. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act (10 of 1937) ...................................................... 826
50.1 The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Appeal and Revision Rules, 1983 ........................................ 901
50.2 The Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules, 1983 .............................................................................. 904
50.3 The Tamil Nadu Disposal of Articles (Confiscated Under the Tamil Nadu
Prohibition Act) Rules, 1979 .................................................................................... 929
50.4 The Tamil Nadu Distillery Rules, 1981 ............................................................................. 932
50.5 The Tamil Nadu Liquor (Licence and Permit) Rules, 1981 ................................................ 953
50.6 The Tamil Nadu Liquor (Transit) Rules, 1982 ................................................................ 1053
50.7 The Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending in Bar, Renewal of Licence, Fixation
of Privilege Amount and Refund) Rules, 1994 ......................................................... 1056
50.8 The Tamil Nadu Liquor (Possession for Personal Consumption) Rules, 1996 ................. 1058
50.9 The Tamil Nadu Liquor Retail Vending (In Shops and Bars) Rules, 2003........................ 1059
50.10 The Tamil Nadu Molasses Control and Regulation Rules, 1958 ...................................... 1073
50.11 The Tamil Nadu Mass Wine Rules, 1984 ......................................................................... 1085
50.12 The Tamil Nadu Spirituous Preparations (Control) Rules, 1984 ....................................... 1096
50.13 The Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending in Bar) Rules, 2002 ............................................. 1119
50.14 The Tamil Nadu Rectified Spirit Rules, 2000 .................................................................... 1128
51. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act (44 of 1998) ............... 1168
52. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act (7 of 1997) ...................................... 1172
52.1 The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Rules, 1999 ...................................................... 1174
53. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act (38 of 2003) ....... 1176
54. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ritual and Practice of Burying Alive of a
Person Act (44 of 2002) ............................................................................ 1179
55. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting Act (4 of 2003) .................. 1181
55.1 The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting Rules, 2003. ................................. 1185
56. The Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments)
Act (44 of 1997) ....................................................................................... 1189
56.1 The Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments)
Rules 1997 ................................................................................................................ 1198
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57. The Tamil Nadu Public Property (Prevention of Damage & Loss) Act (59 of 1992) . 1201
57.1 The Tamil Nadu Public Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Rules, 1994 ............. 1206
58. Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion (Repeal)
Act (10 of 2006) ....................................................................................... 1215
59. The Tamil Nadu Public Men (Criminal Misconduct) Act, 1973 (2 of 1974).......... 1216
60. The Tamil Nadu Restriction of Habitual Offenders Act (6 of 1948) ....................... 1228
60.1 Relevant Public Standing Orders with regard to the Tamil Nadu Restriction of
Habitual Offenders Act and Rules ........................................................................... 1234
61. The Tamil Nadu Scrap Merchants and Dealers in Second-hand Property and
Owners of Automobile Workshops and Tinker Shops (Regulation, Control
and Licensing) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986) ........................................................ 1237
61.1 The Tamil Nadu Scrap Merchants and Dealers in Second-hand Property and
Owners of Automobile Workshops and Tinker Shops (Regulation, Control
and Licensing) Rules 1987 .............................................................................. 1244
62. The Tamil Nadu Special Security Group (Repeal) Act (27 of 1996)..................... 1250
63. The Tamil Nadu Suppression of Disturbances Act (3 of 1948).............................. 1251
64. The Tanjore Police Regulations, 1816 (Tamil Nadu Regulation 1 of 1816) ............ 1253
65. The Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances Act (3 of 1889) .............................................. 1255
66. The Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances (Amendment and Extension to Pudukkottai)
Act (34 of 1951) ....................................................................................... 1260
67. The Tamil Nadu Traffic Control Act (5 of 1938)................................................... 1261
68. The Tamil Nadu Village Police Regulation, 1816
(Tamil Nadu Regulation 11 of 1816) ........................................................... 1267
69. The Tamil Nadu Village Police Regulation, 1821
(Tamil Nadu Regulation 4 of 1821) ............................................................ 1270
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