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22 A Police Officer may himself perform the duties of his subordinate—A Police Officer may perform any duty assigned by law or by a lawful order to any officer subordinate to him and in case of any duty imposed on such subordinate a superior Police Officer may aid, supplement, supersede or prevent any action of such subordinate by his own action or that of any person lawfully acting under his command or authority, whenever the same shall appear to him in good faith to be necessary or expedient for giving more complete or convenient effect to the law or for avoiding an infringement thereof.
23 Separation of investigation from law and order—(1) The Government may, having regard to the population of an area or the circumstances prevailing in an area, by order, separate the investigating Police from the law and order Police in such area as may be specified in the order to ensure speedy, effective and professional investigation.
(2) The District Police Chief shall ensure the full co-ordination between the two wings of the Police separated under sub-section (1).
24. State Security Commission—(1) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a State Security Commission for discharging such functions and duties assigned under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consist of the following members, namely—
- (i) the Minister in-charge of Home Department who shall be the Chairman,
- (ii) the Minister in-charge of Law,
- (iii) the Leader of Opposition,
- (iv) a retired Judge of the High Court nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala,
- (v) the Chief Secretary-ex-officio,
- (vi) the Secretary to Government, Home Department- ex-officio,
- (vii) the State Police Chief- ex-officio,
- (viii) three non-official members, who shall be persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in maintenance of law and order, administration, human rights, law, social service, management of public administration, nominated by the Governor of whom one shall be a woman.
(3) The State Police Chief shall be the Secretary of the Commission.
