Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

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and at standing guards, etc., subordinate to the lines. Having noted or reconciled any discrepancies
in these stocks immediately in his charge, he shall compare his accounts and
the returns from outside detachments with the distribution statements of arms and ammunition
for the whole district and with the Equipment Tables, and shall report the result,
noting any discrepancies, to the Superintendent. On receipt of this report by the Superintendent,
a gazetted officer shall be required personally to verify it. Such gazetted
officer shall enquire into and pass orders on any discrepancies disclosed, taking the orders
of the Superintendents if necessary, and shall personally satisfy himself of the correctness
of all the articles reported on. The report, when duly verified by a gazetted officer, shall
be attached with the reports of the general stock-taking of Government property in the district.
(2) The stock-taking ordered above shall be in addition to the checks ordered in rules
6.8, 6.10 and 6.19.
(3) All arms, ammunition and ordnance stores on charge shall further be thoroughly
checked on transfer of charge of reserve inspector or Lines Officer, and, when the kot
head constable or armourer is transferred, the stocks for which they are directly responsible
shall be checked.
Rule 6.28
6.28. Inspection by Civil Chief Master Armourer. - (1) Each district, the Railway
Police and the Police Training School will be visited once in a year by a Civil Chief Master
Armourer. This Officer will inspect one-third of the arms on the charge of the Police
every year and report on all arms (including signal pistols, bayonets and bayonet scabbards)
armourers tools and materials brought before him. He will not inspect ammunition
or any stores or equipment obtained otherwise than from the Ordnance Department.
(2) Inspections referred to above are carried out at the request of the Inspector-General
of Police and will be held at District Headquarters, Railway Police Lines and the Police
Training School. Superintendents of Police, Assistant Inspector-General, Government
Railway Police and Principal shall ensure that all arms not inspected at one such inspection
shall, without fail, be produced at the next inspection. Prior to the arrival of the Civil
Chief Master Armourer numerical rolls in I.A.F. O.-1455 shall be prepared in duplicate,
showing the district and manufactory numbers and marks on arms to be inspected. An officer
not below the rank of inspector shall be present throughout the inspection.
(3) Such inspections are to be paid for by the local Government. If any Superintendent
of Police thinks an inspection necessary, he should address the Inspector-General of Police
with a view to his having the district included in the next tour programme of the Civil
Chief Master Armourer.
(4) The report of the Civil Chief Master Armourer, when received, shall be forwarded
by the Superintendent with any necessary explanations, or reports as to the responsibility
for deficiencies and damages brought to light, to the Deputy Inspector-General, with
whose sanction replacements authorized and other action recommended by the inspecting
officer may be undertaken.
(5) Inspection or test of small Arms, Ammunition and explosives by Inspecting Ordnance
Officers is carried out in Arsenals. The Inspecting Ordnance Officer will call upon
the Superintendent of Police to fill up and submit to him Form G.-803 in the case of ammunition
(.303 rifle, .410 musket and revolver-ball, buckshot and blank) and Form
G.-848, in case of other explosives. This latter form will be required only in those districts
which are supplied bombs, Very light pistols, etc. The Inspecting Ordnance Officer will
call for samples as he deems necessary and carry out tests. If the Inspecting Ordnance Officer
actually carried out tests the Inspector-General of Police should be informed.
(6) I.A. forms referred to in sub-rules (2) and (5) should be included in the indent for
Indian Army Forms. Districts should keep a dozen copies of each form in stock.