PUNJAB SPECIAL PROTECTION UNIT ACT2016

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THE PUNJAB SPECIAL PROTECTION UNIT ACT 2016 
(II of 2016) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Special Protection Unit 
4. Terms and conditions 
5. Functions of the Unit 
6. Fee for services 
7. Appointments 
8. Efficiency, discipline and conduct 
9. Leave 
10. Age of superannuation 
11. Pay and allowances 
12. Rules 
13. Transition 
14. Repeal 
TEXT 
THE PUNJAB SPECIAL PROTECTION UNIT ACT2016  
(II of 2016) 
[6th February, 2016] 
An 
Act 
to provide for the constitution of Special Protection Unit in the Police. 
 It is necessary to make provisions  for the constitution of Special Protection 
Unit in the Police for purposes of providing dedicated security to the  foreigners, 
important persons and premises; and, for other purposes. 
 Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:– 
1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the 
Punjab Special Protection Unit Act 2016. 
(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. 
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act: 
(a) “Director” means the Director of the Unit; 
(b) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; 
(c) “member” means a member of the Unit; 
(d) “Police” means the Police constituted under the Police Order, 2002 
(C.E. Order No. 22 of 2002); 
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under the Act;  
(f) “rules” mean rules made under the Act; and 
(g) “Unit” means Special Protection Unit in the police constituted under the 
Act. 
(2) An expression used in the Act but not defined shall have the same 
meanings as are assigned to it under the Police Order, 2002 (C.E. Order No. 22 of 
2002). 
3. Special Protection Unit .– (1) The Government shall, by notification in the 
official Gazette, constitute the Unit to be known as Special Protection Unit consisting 
of such number of regions and such number of members as the Government, on the 
recommendations of the Provincial Police Officer, may determine. 
(2) The Unit shall consist of the following ranks: 
(a) Director who shall be a Deputy Inspector General of Police; 
(b)  Additional Director who shall be a Senior Superintendent of Police; 
(c)  Deputy Director who shall be a Superintendent of Police; 
(d)  Assistant Director who shall be a Deputy Superintendent of Police; 
(e)  Chief Security Officer; 
(f)  Senior Security Officer; 
(g)  Security Officer; 
(h)  Senior Security Constable; and 
(i)  Security Constable. 
(3) The administration of the Unit shall vest in the Director, who shall 
discharge his functions under the supervision and control of the Provincial Police Officer. 
4. Terms and conditions.– (1) Subject to this Act, the terms and conditions of the 
service and other matters relating to service of the members shall be regulated under 
this Act and the rules. 
(2) A person initially recruited in the Unit shall serve in the unit and shall, in no 
case, be transferred to the general executive branch or any other cadre or branch of the 
Police. 
5. Functions of the Unit.– (1) The Unit shall ensure protection of foreigners, 
important persons and premises as may be notified by the Provincial Police Officer. 
(2) Subject to section 6, t he Provincial Police Officer may, by general or 
special order, extend the services of the Unit to a private or public sector organization on 
such payment and in such manner as may be prescribed. 
6. Fee for services .– (1) Subject to any special or general directions of the 
Government, the Provincial Police Officer may extend the services of the Unit  to a 
private organization or to a public sector organization on such payment, in such manner 
and on such conditions as may be prescribed. 
(2) The person or organization utilizing services of the Unit shall bear the cost 
incurred by the Unit on the provision of infrastructure, machinery, equipment and other 
related works necessary for the protection of the persons or premises. 
(3) The payment shall be made by or before the date prescribed and in case 
of failure to do so, the Provincial Police Officer, after recording reasons, may: 
(a) allow further time for payment; 
(b) decide to withdraw the security after affording an opportunity of hearing to 
the concerned person or organization; or 
(c) recover the outstanding amount as arrears of land revenue in accordance 
with law for the time being in force. 
(4) All amounts received under this Act shall be credited to the Government 
treasury. 
(5) The Government may, for reasons to be recorded and by notification in 
the official Gazette, exempt payment of fee for services rendered by the Unit to a class 
of persons or organizations. 
7. Appointments.– (1) All appointments under the Act shall be made in the 
manner or by the authority as may be prescribed. 
(2) Subject to subsection (2), initial recruitment of members in the rank of 
Security Constable shall be made from amongst persons who fulfill the prescribed 
qualifications, who are not less than eighteen years or more than twenty two years of 
age on the closing date of the receipt of applications and who fulfill such other conditions 
of eligibility as may be pres cribed and until so prescribed as are applicable to a 
constable of the Police. 
(3) The matters relating to recruitment of specialist and ministerial cadres of 
the Unit and promotion of the members shall be governed in such manner as may be 
prescribed. 
8. Efficiency, discipline and conduct .– The matters r elating to efficiency, 
discipline and conduct of the members shall be regulated under the law or rules for the 
time being in force and applicable to the Police. 
9. Leave.– The Revised Leave Rules, 1981 shall apply to the members. 
10. Age of superannuation.– (1) A member shall stand retired on attaining the age 
mentioned against each rank in column 3 of the Table below: 
 
Sr # 
 
Rank 
Age of 
superannuation 
1. Chief Security Officer 50 
2. Senior Security Officer 48 
3. Security Officer 46 
4. Senior Security Constable 44 
5. Security Constable. 42 
 (2) The age of superannuation shall be determined on the basis of 
substantive rank of a member and service as `acting charge’, `officiating promotion’ and 
`additional charge’ shall not be considered for the purpose. 
11. Pay and allowances.– The members shall draw such pay and a llowances as 
may be prescribed and until prescribed as the Government may determine. 
12. Rules.– The Provincial Police Officer, with prior approval of the Government 
may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
13 Transition.– Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act and for immediate 
operationalization of  the Unit, appointments in the Unit may be made in any rank by: 
(a) initial recruitment on contract for a  specified period from amongst ex-
armed personnel; or 
(b) posting of a police officer of the corresponding rank.  
14. Repeal.– The Punjab Special Protection Unit Ordinance, 2015 (XXIII of 2015) 
is hereby repealed.