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West Bengal Act I of 1949'
THE \TEST BENGAL NATIONAL VOLUNTEER
FORCE ACT, 1949.
-

A~,~PTED

. .

West Ben. Act LIV o r 195U.

Wesl Ben. ,413
KX of 1 9 U .
\Vcsl DCH.ACI 1'11 of 1976.
~ ~ ' cBen.
s t Act XIX of 1933.
Wcn Ben. Acr XVI of 1984.
Mkst Ben. Act XXIX ol' 1989.
Thc Adaptation of Laws Order. 1950.

W H ~ H F , it
I Si s cxpcdicnt and necessary ro provide Spr lhe constiru~ion
of 3 Natinn;~lVoIuntccr Force in IVcsr Bcngnl by e~uolnlenltllcrcin of
the citizcns ol'?* * * India -'* * * or persons linving pcrlnancnt
dornicilc in \Vesi Bengnl who may olfcr rhemselvc~[or such cnrolmenr,
Tur scrvicc during a period or cmcrgency and lor such clthcr purposes as
rllc 4[StatrCiovernment] may ~ h i n kfit;
r
I is hcrcby cnncted as follows:-

Wcsr Bcn.
Ord XlIni
19-16,

Ucn. Acl l V
~116615.

DCII.Act ll
{if

1. ( I ) This Act may be ci~llcdthc [Vcsl Bcngnl Narinn:~lVoluntccr

F0rc.c Act, 1949.
(2) 11extends to tht whole of Wes~Bcnpil.
(3) 11 shall comc into force on the dnlc on which the Wesl BcngnI
Nalional Voiunrccr Forcc Ordinance, 194S, ceascs lo opernle.

Shon:itIu.
v.ur.nr and
itIIIiImncc~irnl.

2. In this A c ~ unless
,
~ ~ I C Cis
C anythins repugnant in the suhjcct or
hfinirions,
cunlcxl,(a) "Advisory Comnlilree" rncans '[llic West Bengal National
Voluntccr Force Advisory ComnlitlccJ, rile Disrric~Advisory
Cornmitlec or thc Unit Advisory C u ~ n i i ~ i ~consti~uied
rcc
under section 15;
(11) "Calcutta" rncans [he town nf Calcut~aas defined in secrion
3 o r h e Calcut~aPolice Act, L 366, togzrlier with ~ h suburbs
c
of Calcu~taas dchncd by notificaiion under scclion 1 of [he
C:~lcuiiaSuburban Police ACI, 1866;

1866.

'Fur Srarzl~~cn~
nl flbjccls md Rc,x,ons, see rhe Cf~k.rrrr(l
C;n:cfre. L ~ t t ( i u r r l i r r r rddalcd
~,
thc 12111January, 1919. Pun IV, pagc 53; lor pmcccdings of rhr. \Vest Bcngal Lcpislar~ic
AsclnhSy, scc thc pmcccdjn~soihc m u n g oCrhc \VCSIBcngalLgislativt A\\rl~\blyhcldon
thc l l r h January, 1946.
'Thc words "~hcDominion or' were orni~rcdby p a n 3 or, and thcElevtnih Schedulc 10.
thc Adnprarion olLmvs Order. 1950.
'The tvods "or subjzc& o f an Acwding Sratc"cr:i
~ m i l l r di!~icl.
,
'That words wirhin thc squarc br;~ckrrsrrere subsritulcd Inr tllc words "Pruvinci~l
Govcrnmcn~".ilrid.
'Thcsc words within thc squaw bnckc~srrcrc sub~litulcdFor rbc words "rhc Provincial
Advirury Co~nr~littcc,
ibid.

The ~ V C SBI ~ t l g n No~iurrrrl

l
Iblrrt~fe~'t,
Force Aci, 1949.
[Wcst Ben. Act

( c ) "Force" mcans llie Wtsr acngnl National Volun~ccrForcc;

'(cc) "Inspcclor-General" means t l ~ cInspeclor-Gcncral of Policc

s nf 1861.

refemcd ro in scciiol~4 or the Policc Act, 186 1 and includes

any officer ro whom such Inspector-Gcncral of Policc may
dclcgale his powcrs, funcrions and durics undcr this Acl;

(a) "01'17ccr" means an olliccr appojnrcd under lhis Acr;

(c) "prescrihcd"n~eans prescribed by rulcs made undcr this Act;
(f) "subnrdinnrc o ~ h c rranksn-mcans subordinate orticr ranks
fippoi~~ted
undcr ll~isAc!: and
?(g) "volunteer" Incans a person cnrolled as a member 01rhc
W c s ~Bcngal National Vnlun~eerForcc or of any unir or corps
of [he Forcc cslnhlished, consrilu~edor fornled, as thc case
)nay he, under rhc proviso 10 scctinn 3 or scclion 7.
3. '(I) "[Stare] Govcrnmen~may raisc and main~iiina volunteer
form lo bc call Ied ~ h Wcsr
c
Bengal National Volunrccr Forcc and for ~fial
purpost cdroI pcrsons as vnlunleers Trom Calcutrn and clsewherc in Wcsl
Bcngal:
Provided rhal the :[SI~IC]Governmcn~may csinblish all or any of ~ h c
units or [he Forcc as and whcn ncccssnry.
?(3) Subjccl to ~ h ccontrol of ~ h cStale Govornmenl, rhc superin~cndcnceand d i r c c t i o ~of~ thc Force slli~llhe vesrcd in rhe InspcctorGencrnl and all olliccrs and subordinale othcr mnks OF thc Forcc appoi nlrd
undcr section 5 sliall be subordinate 10 rhc Inspecror-Gcneral.
4. A i.olun~eer,whcn called upun Tor duty. shall discharge such
runcrions in rclalion lo thc pro~cc~ion
of pcrsons, rllc sccurily of propcny
and ~ t l cprcscrvaiion or [he public pcace in any nrca within Wcst BengnI
end such othcr funcrions as may bc assigned LO him hy or undcr [his Acr.
Appoi~ilrrk'nl

or any persun cmpo\\~ercdin h i s behalf

5. Thc '{Sralc] Governr~~cnl
by rhc '[S~aic]Gnvernmcnr may appoint a >[Slarc Commandanr] of [he
Forcc and sucll othcr officers and such subordinate othcr ranks for, and
for any unir of, 11~2Force as thc J[Sta[e] Govcrnmenr may consider
ncccasnry and may prcscrihe the powcrs and durics of such officers and
subordinate othcr ranks in i~ddirionto [hc powers and duries confcrrcd
by this Act. Evcry officcr ilnd subordinate other rank shall havc rhc

~ r ~ ) r f i ~ t ~
and

su\xmlinafc
oll~urranks.

'

prcvileges and pro~cctinnconicrrcd on a n officer or subordinale olher

rank by or under this Acr.
'This cl:,uw: \vxs inscncdbys. ? orrhc Wwr nmgd Nn~icndVnluntecrFom(Ammdmcnr)
Acl. 19G1 (IVtcr Sen. ACIXX or 1964).
!Clause ( g )was subsli~ulcdTor ~ h original
c
by s,3 orrhc WcsLBcngal National Volunlrcr
Force (Anlcndrnrnr)Acl.1976 (\i'cslBcn. Acl V l l of 1976).
'Scclion 3 w a ~ n . n u m k d a suh-wctio~i
<
(1)orthnr wclion mdarrcrrhu suh-.wctionas so
rmu~nhwd,si~b.scc~iun
(1)tvas added by s. 3 oTrht'rVc's~Ucngnl Nahonnl Volun~cr.r
Force
(A~ncnJmcnf)Aur. IBM (Iiltsl Bcn. AcL XX or 19M).
'Tliis word within rhc squNr bnckc~sw u subsri~urcdh r thc word ,"Pmvincial"
hy pan. 4( 1 ) orthc Adaplillion of Laws Order. 1950.
'Words withlo Ihr
br~ckc~s\$cw..ub~uturcd
lorlht words ' ' h v i n c i d C o m u l d a n r ' ~
b) s 2 or the ~ V C SBcrnp.ll
I
N31it)nll Volunlccr Force (Amcndn~cnr)Ac~,
1976 {Wc'ci(Ben. Acr

Grn

6. Thcre shdl bc ~ h clollowing classes o r orliccrs and subordinalc

olher ranks in the Fclrcc, namely:-0flcer.s.
( I ) '[Stne Conirnandan~],
(2) [Dcpuly Slarc Commandant],
(3) Dislricl or Unit Commandant,
(d) Con~panyCommander.

O f i c c s .and
subordinalc
othcr nnks
in Ihr: F o m .

S~rbordirmre otlier r.rrrrh

( I ) Plnloon Cornmandcr,
(2) Sccdon Cornmandcr.
7. No~withsrandinganything contirincd elsewhere in this Acl, ~ h c
?[State] Government may,by 'notificalion in rhe Oficit~lGnir~rfc,
direct
rhnt one or more corps or uniis of [bc Forcc hc consdlu~edor formed
for any panicular rcgion within Wesl Bengal or Tor any specified
purposc.

Any cirizen (IT India or any person having a pcrnmanent

8.
donlioiIc in W e s ~Bengal who may offer liimself Tor cnrolmcnl i n [he
Force and who salislies [he prcscribcd conditions may bc cligiblc for
enrolment thcrcin by such aulhoriry, in such manner and for such pcriod
as may be prcscribcd:
Provided thal no pcrson who has auained he ogc or fifty years shall
hc cligiblc 10 be enrollcd in rhc Force:
Provided funher that cvcry volunieer enrollcd undcr this ACI shall
ccasc ro remain under cnrolmcnt on auaining the age or firly-five years.
(2) Ever). volunteer shall rcccivc a certificate of appoinlrncn~i n lhe
prcscribcd form and such ccr~ifica~c
slm)l be issucd by such authority
as may hc prcscrjbed and [hercupon hl: shall ]lave tile powcrs. privileges
and protection conferred, and >hall discllruge [he dutics imposcd, on
a volun~eerby or under tl~isAct.
'Thcsc words wirhin thc square bnckclt \vcrc substituted for rhc words "Provincial
Cornrnmdmt" and " k p u i y Provincial Cornrnandml" by s. :!of rhc Nkst B e n ~ nN.rrional
l
Volunlerr Forcc (Aulcndn~cn~)
,\cr. 1976 (\\ks! Bcn. ACI VIl or 1976).
'SPC loot-now 1 on papz 102, clrrfe.
T o r notifica~ionctmsli~ulinga spccinl unit. or rht: \1kst Bcnpal Norionnl Volunrrer
Forcc known a thc Bnrr~ixtr Rtrklri DuI for rnin~nininglaw and ordcr in ccnmn xt;uj.
scc norilicaliun No. 141H,D.. dntcd 11.3.49,puhlishcd i n thc Calrrirtri Gr~zerir
of 1949, Pan 1. pagc 551.
For no~ificaliondating to constirurion of a special unit or thc \VCSI Bcngal Natjon~I
Volunrccr Forcc known as the Bnnfilya Agnganli Dal Tor mainlcnlncl: of csscnlial
services and Tor public utility scrvicrs. Jce nnrification No. 1066 H.D..ddrd 17.12.19.
published i n rhc Cnlcrrrm G(iierre, or 19.19. Pan I,page 22 14.
'Sub-sccrion ( 1 ) was firstly subr~itutrdlor the origlnd by s. 2 of rhz Wesr Acngnl
National \'oIuntccr h r c c (Arnendmcnl) Acl. 1963 (\%'csr 0m. Act XIX of 1983).
Thcn thc s m e w a re-subsIilulcd by s. 2 nT l l ~ c\%'csr Bengal Natirmal Volunteer Forcc
(Amcnd~nenr)Acr, 1989 (J!'CSI Bm.Acl X X l X o f 198Y). Prior ro rhese substi~urioos
thurc occur lollowing changes i n thc onglnd sub-scciion, namc1y:(i) thc words "(he Do~ninionor' ~ c n on~iitcd,
:
by p m . 3 of, and the Elcvcnth
Schrdulc lo. thc Adapration of Laws Ordcr. 1950. and
[ii) lhe words "or any suhjccr of m Acceding Srarc" wcrc omitrcd, ibid.

Enrollncnl
and rcmovd
oTn mrmbcr
oC~huForct.

[Wcst

*:

Swcid
prorisio~lCnr
fhls h

cllrollrlcrllin

rhc Fo:orcu

(3) Every volunteer cnrulled undcr tbis Act sllall undcrgo sucb
prclirninary and periodical training as nwy bc prescribed.
(4) Every pcrson enrollcd ;LSa volun~eerundcr [his Act shall be
entitlcd lo reccivc n ccrtifica~cnf discharge in the prescribed fonn on the
expiration of 111cpcriod for which he has cnrolled and any such pcrsnn
may, prior to lhe cxpiralion of rhat period, bc dischargzd by cud1 autllori ty
su b j c c ~to such condi~ionsx niay bc prescri bcd, and shall: bc so discl~xgcd
on the rcoornniendalio~~
o f llle Advisory Comrni~leci n this behalf.
(5) Tllc prcscribed authoriry may, suhjccl lo such cnrtditions as may
be prcscribed,(:I) suspend, dischargc, dismiss or rcmove any volunteer lrom
his oflice and ~herzuponthe certific;llc ret'errcd to i n subscclinfl(2) shall ccase 10 havc effecl, or
(h) disband any u n i ~consri~urcdundcr [his Ac! and il~crcupon
cvery volunteer of such u n i ~sllali vacate officc.

'8A. ( 1 ) Notwithsranding nnylhing conrained in this Acl, any

c i ~ i z e01'~ India
~
or any pcrson having a prrmnncnt dolnicilc in West
Bcngal, who had becn cnrullzd as a volunlrcr under his Acl but thc
pcriod for whicI1 he had been so enrolled cxpircd and who might or
nlighr no1 havu: rcceived a ccrrificarc or dischargu under sub-sccrion (4)
ofseclion 8, may o r k r himself for li-esh enrolment in rhc Force and may,
if hc satisties the prescnbcd c o ~ l d i ~ o nhe
s , eligiblc for iicsh cnrolrnen~
herein by such aurhorily, in such manner and for such period '* * *
as niay bc prescribrd. provided hc has no[ excccded rheagc of -'[SO years]
on 111e date o i such enrolment.
(2) Every volun~ecrcnrtllled undcr sub:scc!ion (1) shall cease lo
remain under cnrolmen~on a~rainingIhc age of '155 years].
(3) A volunreer enrolIed under sub-seclion (1) shall nal bc required
10 undcrgo any preliminary or periodical training referred lo in subsection (3) of secrion 8, but hc shall be required to rakc oath or afifirma~ivn
in ille manncr prrscribcd and shall, ~ l i c r ~ u p o receive
n,
n certificntc o r
appoinlmenr in the prescrihcd form and such ccrrilicale shall be issued
by such auihoriry as may be prescribed acd hereupon he shall have the
powers, privileges and protection confcrrzd. and shall dischuge the dutics
imposcd, on n volunteer by or undzr this Act.
(4) All the provisions or this Act, cxcept rhosc conraincd in subsections, ( I),(2) nnd (3) ot'scction 8, sball apply lo thc vnlunteers cnrolled
under sub-scclion (1) of [his scction.
'Sccliun 8A w z i n w e d by s. 3 urrheWcs\ Bcngal Nnlional~'olun\rcrFa= (Arnendrncn~l
Act, 1983 (\Vcsl Htn. Acl XlX or 19E3).
%t wads "nut rxcccdlng f i r c y m " we~onuncdbgs.3(n)(i)oi1hcnb1aengalNa~ional
Volunrtcr Farcc (A~~ienJmcnr)Ac\,
1989 (N'GI Ren. Act XXlX uf 1989).
'F7guws mtl wonj sub~lilu~cd
by r . .l(a)(ii),;.hid.
'Figurns and u ord subs~ilulcdby s-3(bj. ibid.

Ben. Act

The

'

\\'err

Berrgal Nntio~lalVoholteer Forcc Act, 19.19.

9. Every pCTSOn enrollcd as a volunteer under this ACLmay be

pos~edfor any period to any unil of the Forcc and [hercupon he shall
bc bound lo scrvc in the said unit for that period.

Pos~ingofa

10. '(al) The S~arcGovernment =[or ~ h cInspector-Gcncnl or h c

Provincial Cornmandanl.] a Deputy Provincial Commandant, a Unit
Commandanr, or a D i s ~ c Supcrin~endent
t
of Police. i l authorised by
thc Slate Govcmment in his behalf, may at any Lime call upon in such
manner and through such oKiccr as may bc prescribed, any voluntcer
for discharging anywhere in West Bengal any functinns assigned to him
by or undcr [his Act.
(1) The Cornmissioncr o f Policc in CalcuUa and the District
Magislra~celsewhere may at any time call upon, in such manner and
through such officer as may be p~cscribed,any volunlecr in heir
rcspecdvc jurisdiclions, for discharging my functions assigned lo him
by or under his Acl.
(2) Any aulhority specified in sub-secuon (1) may at any tin~c
call upon [he Djsrrict or Unit Commandan[, in such manncr as may
bc prescribcd, to mobilise any unir or a de~achmenlor a unit undcr its
jurisdiction for b e purpose of maintenance of law and order.
(3) Whcncver lhe S C N ~ C ~ of
S any \lolunleer or a unit or the delachmcnl
of a unil arerequisi[ioned, rhc requisi~oningauthoriryshall communicare
thc actinn lakcn by il lo such authority as may be prescribed.

Cdingour

~$:y'~

~~~~~~~

11: ( 1 ) A tolunleer, when callcd upon for duty undcr 3[sub-section Powes,
@I.)
or] sub-seclion (1) 01 section 10, shall have the same powers,
~ p m
privileges and prolection as a Police Officer appointed under any ACL pmtcnionof
h c Forcr.
for lhc time bcing in force.
(2) No prosecution shall bc instilulcd against an a f i c c r or a
subordinate other rank or a volunteer in respect of anylhing done or
purporlcd to bc done in exercisc of his powers or in the discharge
of his duties as such, exccpt with the prcvious sanction of rhc
Commissioncr of Policc in Calcutta or the District Magismale elsewhere.
12. A volun teer, whcn called upon for duly undcr 3[sub-section (a 1)
or] sub-scclion (1) oFsecuon I 0 to aid the Policc Force, shall work under
rhc orders of or be under [he control of such oficcrs oFIhe Police Forcc
PS

may bc prescribed.

'This sub-section was inscncd by s. 2 OF the \'r'cst Bcngal Nauonal Volunrccr Force
(Arncnd~nent)Aa. 1950 (Wesl Bcn. Aci LIV or 1950).
'Substi~u~cdlor Ihc wofrls "or rhe Provincial Cornmanhi." by s. 4 or hc Wesl
Bcngd National Volun~cerForce (Amendment) Act, 19M (Wcsl Bcn. Act XX o f
1964).
'These words. bnckcrs, Ieltrr md figure in ss. 11 m d 12 rverc inx'ned by ss. 3
md 4. wpcclively, of the \Vest Bcngal National Volunlcer Fom (Alnendmcni) ACI. 1950
(1Vcst Hen. Acr 1,1V nf 1951-11

~~~~~

Cunuo! by
F O ~ .

TIIC Weest Betrgol ~VatiorrulVol~t/lreer

F01t.eAct, 1949.

IM1ut Ben. Act

13. ( 1 ) If a voluntccr, wilhout sufficient causc, neglecrs or refuses

obey thc orders of any superior aulboriry or officer whom hc is bound
to obey, or fails to dischargc any duty which he is bound to pcrIbrnl
undcr this Act or any rute or rcgula~ionthcreunder, or deserls his post,
or is guil~yor any wilful breach or disobedience of any provjsions of rhis
Acl or uT any rule or regulation thereunder, or lawful ordrr madc or
issued thcreunder by a compclcnt au~hority.he shall bc liable to be
punished wirh simple imprisonrnenr for a lerm which may extrnd IO
~ h r c ca~onrhsor with Trnc wliich may cxtend to two hundrcd rupees or
wilh horh.
(2) No prosccu~ionshall bc insrilutcd againsr a volunteer lor any
offencc puni shablc under sub-scclion 1I), willout ~ h previous
c
sanction
of thc Commissioner nT Police in C n l c u i ~ aor lhc Dislrict Mngisrrate
clscwhere.
(3) Norwithsranding nnyrhing cnntnined i n thc Codc of Criminal AclVo[
1x98.
Procedure, 1.895, an ofrcnce punishable under sub-section (1) shall hc
cogniznblc.
(4) Wirhour prejudice to rtic foregoing provi~ionsof this scc~ion,i r
sh;lli also bc competent Far any prescribed aurhority to deal with rhe said
orfences othenvisc lhan ultder rhc said provisions and to award onc or
uiore of such punislunenrs a s may be prescribed.
10

h l e ~ ~of
~ks
ihc FOKC
10

Irc public
wn'mls.

14. An officer or a subordinale other rank or a volunteer acting in

the exercisc of his powcrs or in ~ h dischargc
c
of his duties under [his Acl
or rulcs or regulations lhei-cundcr shalt bc dcerned to bc a public scrvant
wirhin !he mcaning o l scclion 21 o r thc Indian Pcnal Code.
?14A. The orFccrs or thc subordinale other ranks, referred 10 i n
scc~ion6 or thc members of any corps or unit or thc Force constiruled or
formed undcr section 7 may form association:
Pruvidrd [hat thcrc shall bc only one association for sucll officers or
subordinare othcr ranks or mcmbers oTthc corps or units of [he Fo~ce.

15. (1) The '[Slalc] Governmcnt may, Tor rllc purposc or advising ir
on all marrers of policy conncclcd with the consrirurion and ado~inislrarion
o h h e Force, conslitule a '[Wcsl Bengal Nalional Volunlccr Force Advisory
Con~niiuccl,Disujcl Advisory Commiriec and Unit Advisory Cornmittec.
'Section 13Arva inwrlcdbys. J oTrhc~VcsLl3cnplN;rlionalVolunt&rFom (Amndrnznl)
ACI. 1976 (JVcst Bcn. ACI V11 or 19761. Larzr, il was ornilird by s,2 ofthe 1Vcsl Bcngal
NnlianJ Volunrccr Force (Alncndmcnl}Acr, 1984 (\Vdsr Bcn. ACI XVI or 1984).
!This -lion
in~cncdby 5.3 oTl!~:WV-I Henpal Nd~ond
VolunrccrFonr. (Amcndlncnr)
Act, 1934 (\Vesr Bcn. Acr X V I 0119E4).
'See cool-no1e3on page 1102, nr~re.
'Thcsc words wilhin !ksquare bnckcrs u m subdlured Tor IIK tvods "R-orincid Adbisory
Conllnilrcc" bv u;ln. 3 or. and rhcElcvc11~h
Schcdulc to. 111cAdaptationofLnvs Order. IYSO.

~ cXLV
t or

166L

Tlie West Bctr~crlN(iliona1 Vnl~r~11eer

FOKC Act, 1939.

'

(2) The Cnrnmiltees shall bc constiluted in such manncr and slialt

pcrfom such runc[ions as may bc prcscrihcd.
16. (1) Thc '[S~ate]Governmen1 may make rules' lo carry out h c ~ u l c s .
purposes oi \his Acl.
(2) In pnrticuIw and without prcjudicc to lllc generality of the
roregoing power, such rulcs may provide for all or any of thc following
martcrs, nnmc1y:-(a) the powcrs and duties >[of dic Inspector General and] of
orricers and subordinale otlier ranks rcfcrred to in
sccrion 5:
(b) the lnanncr and condi~ionsof', and thc pcriod For, enrol~nenl
of a volunteer and the aurhority by which such enrolmen1
shall bc madc rcferred to i n sub-sccdon ( 1 ) of secrion 8
'[and section 8A];
(cj the period of preliminary and periodical mining rcfcrred
lo in sub-section (3) of scction 8;
(d) thc form nF certificate of discharge referred ro in subseclion (3) of seclion 8, and thc nuthorily and conditions
referred 10 in that sub-scction;
(c) thc manner i n which and rhe orficer rhrough whom
volunteer m a y be cailcd upon for discharging runcdons
assigncd KI him by or undcr this Act;
(f) the manncr in which a Districl Commandant or a Unit
Comn~andanlmay bc called upon LO ~nobilizca unil or a
dciachrnenl of a unit rcfcrrcd 10 in sub-section (2) of
scction 10 and the aulhority to which inlimalion or such
action referred to in the proviso lo [hat sub-seclion shall
be givcn;
(g) the officer o r thc Pulice Force under whose order or conlrol
a volunleer shall work under section 12;
(h) thc authority by which and the manner in which offences
may bc deal1 wilt] undcr sub-section (4) of scclion 13;

'For thc

Bcngd National Volunrrsr h r c c Rules. 1959. madc undcr s, 16.

1949,
P ~ - I1. pagcs 885-691.
'Insencd by s. 5 of rhe \Vrsi Bcngal Nntional Volunlerr Forcc (Amcnd~ncnt)Act. 1454
(\Vcsr hen, Act XX of 1964).
'l\'ords, ligurc u d lcrlrr insrncd by s. 4 or thc \Vest Bengd Narional Volunteer Force
(Amcndlncnt)Act, 1783 (\tlccrl Bcn. Arl XIX or 1983).
'Clause (hh) w u inscncd by s. 5 orrhe \':sr
Ecngd National Volunretr Forcc [Alncl~dlncnr) Act. 1976 (\b'cst Ben. Acl VlI o f 1976). Lmcr, rhr s.unc wiu omi~tcdby s. 4
o f rhc \Vest Bcngal Nalional Volunicer Force [Arncndrncni) Act. 1984 (\Ves~Bcn.
Acl XVI of lgR4).
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