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Date: 2017-06-01 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968

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Executive Summary: This notification announces the Border Security Force Amendment Rules, 2017, which amend the Border Security Force Rules, 1969. The amendments, effective from the date of publication in the official Gazette (June 1, 2017), address disciplinary powers, charge dismissal, and procedures for displeasure or warning. It outlines revised regulations for officers and subordinate officers within the Border Security Force. Key Points / Main Content: Disciplinary Authority: * An officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General commanding a training institution can specify staff officers to exercise a Commandant's disciplinary powers within their training institutions. Charge Dismissal: * Revisions to Rules 51 and 51A state that charges can be dismissed after recording the reasons for doing so. Law Officer Roles: * The term "Chief Law Officer or a" is removed from Rule 59. * Rule 121 is amended to include "or Additional Chief Law Officer" after "Chief Law Officer." Displeasure and Warning Procedures (Rule 176A): * The Director General can impose displeasure or warning on officers for valid reasons. * Special Director General can impose warnings on officers up to the rank of Deputy Inspector General and may recommend warnings from the Director General. * Inspector General and higher-ranked officers can impose displeasure or warning on subordinate officers. * Members of the Force must be informed and given an opportunity to respond before displeasure or warning is imposed, unless it is deemed impractical and documented. * The competent authority can communicate displeasure or warning if the member's response is unsatisfactory. Impact Analysis: Border Security Force (BSF) Officers: * Impact: Revised rules on disciplinary actions, charge dismissals, and imposition of displeasure or warning. Changes in the authority and process for disciplinary measures. * Action Required: Understand the revised procedures for disciplinary actions and the expanded roles of superior officers in imposing warnings and displeasure. BSF Training Institutions: * Impact: Deputy Inspector Generals now have the authority to delegate disciplinary powers of a Commandant to specified officers of the staff within training institutions. * Action Required: Deputy Inspector Generals need to designate staff officers to exercise disciplinary powers in training institutions. Chief and Additional Chief Law Officers: * Impact: Inclusion of Additional Chief Law Officer in Rule 121. * Action Required: Additional Chief Law Officers must understand their new inclusion within these rules. Competent Authorities (Director General, Special Director General, Inspector General): * Impact: Outlines specific roles and responsibilities for imposing displeasure or warning on officers and subordinate officers. * Action Required: Ensure adherence to the new procedures for issuing warnings and displeasure, including documenting reasons and providing opportunities for response.

Key Entities Referenced

Border Security Force Act, 1968: A central act of India which provides for the constitution and regulation of the Border Security Force. Border Security Force Rules, 1969: The rules framed under the Border Security Force Act, 1968, to govern the functioning of the Border Security Force. Border Security Force Amendment Rules, 2017: The amendment rules to the Border Security Force Rules, 1969 being introduced in the notification. New Delhi: The location where the Ministry of Home Affairs notification was issued. Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding amendments to the Border Security Force Rules. Director General: A high-ranking officer in the Border Security Force who has the authority to impose displeasure or warning to officers. Deputy Inspector General: Rank of officer commanding a training institution. Special Director General: An officer of this rank may issue warnings to officers up to the rank of Deputy Inspector General.
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L.-33004/99 vlk/kj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II—[k.M 3—mi&[k.M (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY la- 1554] ubZ fnYyh] c``gLifrokj] twu 1] 2017@T;s"B 11] 1939 No. 1554] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017/JYAISTHA 11, 1939 x`g ea=ky; vf/klwpuk ubZ fnYyh] 19 vizSy] 2017- dk-vk- 1757¼v½-&&dsUnzh; ljdkj] lhek lqj{kk cy vf/kfu;e] 1968 ¼1968 dk 47½ dh /kkjk 141 }kjk iznŸk 'kfDŸk;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs gq, lhek lqj{kk cy fu;e] 1969 dk vkSj la'kks/ku djus ds fy, fuEufyf[kr fu;e cukrh gS] vFkkZr~ %&& 1- ¼1½ bu fu;eksa dk laf{kIr uke lhek lqj{kk cy ¼la'kks/ku½ fu;e] 2017 gSA ¼2½ ;s buds jkti= esa izdk'ku dh rkjh[k dks izo`Rr gksaxsA 2- lhek lqj{kk cy fu;e] 1969 ¼ftls blesa blds i'pkr~ mDr fu;e dgk x;k gS½ ds fu;e 16 esa]&& ¼d½ mifu;e ¼7½ esa] fuEufyf[kr ijarqd var%LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~ %&& Þijarq fdlh izf’k{k.k laLFkk dks dekaM djus okyk mi egkfujh{kd ds jSad ls vU;wu dksbZ vf/kdkjh LVkWQ ds ,d ;k vf/kd vf/kdkfj;ksa dks fofufnZ"V dj ldsxk] tks lSukuh dh vuq'kklfud 'kfDr;ksa dk mu O;fDr;ksa dh ckcr] tks viuh lacaf/kr izf’k{k.k laLFkkvksa ls laca/k j[krs gSa ;k muesa VqdM+h dk dk;Z dj jgs gSa] iz;ksx djsaxs(Þ ¼[k½ Li"Vhdj.k esa] Þmifu;e ¼2½ß 'kCn] dks"Bd vkSj vad ds i'pkr~ Þmifu;e ¼5½Þ vkSj Þmifu;e ¼7½Þ 'kCn] dks"Bd vkSj vad var%LFkkfir fd, tk,axsA 3- mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 51 ds mifu;e ¼3½ ds [kMa ¼i½ ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr [kaM j[kk tk,xk] vFkkZr~ %&& Þ¼i½ vkjksiksa dks muds fy, dkj.kksa dks vfHkfyf[kr djus ds i'pkr~ [kkfjt djuk(Þ 4- mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 51d ds mifu;e ¼3½ ds [kaM ¼i½ ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr [kaM j[kk tk,xk] vFkkZr~~ %&& Þ¼i½ vkjksiksa dks muds fy, dkj.kksa dks vfHkfyf[kr djus ds i'pkr~ [kkfjt djuk(Þ 5- mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 59 esa Þeq[; fof/k vf/kdkjh ;kÞ dk yksi fd;k tk,xkA 6- mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 121 esa Þeq[; fof/k vf/kdkjhÞ 'kCnksa ds i'pkr~ Þ;k vij eq[; fof/k vf/kdkjhÞ 'kCn var%LFkkfir fd, tk,axsA 7- mDr fu;eksa ds fu;e 176d ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr fu;e j[kk tk,xk] vFkkZr~ %&& 3497 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Þ176d- vizlUurk vkSj psrkouh&¼1½ egkfuns'kd }kjk vf/kdkfj;ksa dh n’kk esa Bhd vkSj i;kZIr dkj.kksa ls vizlUurk ;k psrkouh vf/kjksfir dh tk ldsxh% ijarq Bhd vkSj i;kZIr dkj.kksa ls mi egkfujh{kd ds jSad rd ds vf/kdkfj;ksa dh n'kk esa psrkouh fo’ks"k egkfuns'kd ds jSad ds vf/kdkjh }kjk vf/kjksfir dh tk ldsxh% ijarq ;g vkSj fd fo’ks"k egkfuns’kd] ;fn vko’;d le>s rks egkfuns’kd }kjk psrkouh tkjh djus dh flQkfj’k dj ldsxkA ¼2½ v/khuLFk vf/kdkfj;ksa dh n’kk esa Bhd vkSj i;kZIr dkj.kksa ls vizlUurk ;k psrkouh egkfujh{kd vkSj mlls Åij ds jSda ds fdlh vf/kdkjh }kjk vf/kjksfir dh tk ldsxhA ¼3½ tc l{ke izkf/kdkjh] ;FkkfLFkfr] vizlUurk ;k psrkouh vf/kjksfir djus dk izLrko djs rks cy ds lnL; dks mlls lwfpr fd;k tk,xk vkSj izLrkfor dkjZokbZ ds fo#} gsrqd minf’kZr djus dk volj iznku fd;k tk,xk] flok; tc l{ke izkf/kdkjh dk dkj.kksa dks ys[kc) djrs gq, ;g lek/kku gks tk, fd gsrqd minf’kZr djus dk volj iznku djuk lehphu ;k ;qfDr;qDr #i ls O;ogk;Z ugha gSA ¼4½ ;fn cy ds lnL; ds izR;qRrj dks l{ke izkf/kdkjh }kjk vlek/kkuizn ekuk tk, rks ,slk izkf/kdkjh viuh vizlUurk ;k psrkouh ls lalwfpr dj ldsxkA" [Qk- la- 1@4@2013@lh,yvks@lh-lq-c-] iz'kkUr fude] funs'kd ¼dkfeZd½ ikn fVIi.k % ewy fu;e] Hkkjr ds jkti= esa dk-vk- la- 2336] rkjh[k 9 twu] 1969 }kjk izdkf'kr fd, x, Fks vkSj i'pkr~~orhZ #i ls fuEufyf[kr }kjk la’kksf/kr fd, x, %&& ¼i½ dk-vk- la- 1362] rkjh[k 7 vizSy] 1970( ¼ii½ dk-vk- la- 4034] rkjh[k 21 vDrwcj] 1971( ¼iii½ dk-vk- la- 5087] rkjh[k 6 uoacj] 1971( ¼iv½ dk-vk- la- 329¼v½] rkjh[k 29 vizSy] 1981( ¼v½ dk-vk- la- 155] rkjh[k 01 ekpZ] 1983( ¼vi½ dk-vk- la- 187¼v½] rkjh[k 23 ekpZ] 1984( ¼vii½ dk-vk- la- 436¼v½] rkjh[k 29 ebZ] 1990( ¼viii½ dk-vk- la- 188¼v½] rkjh[k 13 ekpZ] 1993( ¼ix½ dk-vk- la- 1040] rkjh[k 25 ekpZ] 1996( ¼x½ dk-vk- la- 1686] rkjh[k 31 ebZ] 1996( ¼xi½ dk-vk- la- 166] rkjh[k 14 tuojh] 1998( ¼xii½ dk-vk- la- 55¼v½] rkjh[k 01 Qjojh] 1999( ¼xiii½ dk-vk- la- 544] rkjh[k 15 Qjojh] 2002( ¼xiv½ dk-vk- la- 1644] rkjh[k 08 ebZ] 2002( ¼xv½ dk-vk- la- 1866] rkjh[k 27 twu] 2003( ¼xvi½ dk-vk- la- 2032] rkjh[k 09 tqykbZ] 2003( ¼xvii½ dk-vk- la- 3678] rkjh[k 06 flrEcj] 2006( ¼xviii½ dk-vk- la- 2628¼v½] rkjh[k 25 uoacj] 2011( vkSj ¼xix½ dk-vk- la- 2755¼v½] rkjh[k 06 uoEcj] 2012 A¹Hkkx IIμ[k.M 3 (ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19 April, 2017 S.O. 1757(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (47 of 1968), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Border Security Force Rules, 1969, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Border Security Force (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the Border Security Force Rules, 1969, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 16,— (a) in sub-rule (7), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that an officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General commanding a training institution may specify one or more officers of the staff who shall exercise the disciplinary powers of a Commandant in respect of persons belonging to or doing detachment duty at their respective Training Institutions.”; (b) in the Explanation, after the word, brackets and figure, “sub-rule (2)”, the words, brackets and figures “, sub-rule (5) and sub-rule (7)” shall be inserted. 3. In the said rules, in rule 51, in sub-rule (3), for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— “(i) dismiss the charge after recording the reasons therefor;” 4. In the said rules, in rule 51A, in sub-rule (3), for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— “(i) dismiss the charge after recording the reasons therefor;” 5. In the said rules, in rule 59, the words “Chief Law Officer or a” shall be omitted. 6. In the said rules, in rule 121, after the words “the Chief Law Officer”, the words, “or Additional Chief Law Officer,” shall be inserted. 7. In the said rules, for rule 176A, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:— “176A. Displeasure and warning.—(1) Displeasure or warning in the case of officers, for good and sufficient reasons, may be imposed by the Director General: Provided that warning in case of officers up to the rank of Deputy Inspector General, for good and sufficient reasons, may be imposed by an officer of the rank of Special Director General: Provided further that the Special Director General may, if he deems necessary, recommend the issuance of warning by the Director General. (2) Displeasure or warning in the case of subordinate officers, for good and sufficient reasons, may be imposed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General and above. (3) When the competent authority proposes to impose displeasure or warning, as the case may be, the member of the Force shall be so informed and given an opportunity to show cause against the proposed action except when competent authority is satisfied that, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, it is not expedient or reasonably practicable to give opportunity of showing cause. (4) If reply of the member of the Force is considered unsatisfactory by the competent authority, such authority may convey his displeasure or warning.” [F. No. 1/4/2013/CLO/BSF] PRASHANT NIKAM, Director (Pers.) Foot Note: The principal rules were published in Gazette of India, vide number S.O. 2336, dated the 9th June, 1969 and subsequently amended by:— (i) S.O. 1362 dated the 07th April, 1970; (ii) S.O. 4034 dated the 21st October, 1971; (iii) S.O. 5087 dated the 06th November, 1971; (iv) S.O. 329(E), dated the 29th April, 1981; (v) S.O. 155 dated the 01st March, 1983;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (vi) S.O. 187(E), dated the 23rd March, 1984; (vii) S.O. 436(E), dated the 29th May, 1990; (viii) S.O. 188(E), dated the 13th March, 1993; (ix) S.O. 1040 dated the 25th March, 1996; (x) S.O. 1686 dated the 31st May, 1996; (xi) S.O. 166 dated the 14th January, 1998; (xii) S.O. 55(E), dated the 01st February, 1999; (xiii) S.O. 544 dated the 15th February, 2002; (xiv) S.O. 1644 dated the 08th May, 2002; (xv) S.O. 1866 dated the 27th June, 2003; (xvi) S.O. 2032 dated the 09th July, 2003; (xvii) S.O. 3678 dated the 06th September, 2006; (xviii) S.O. 2628(E), dated the 25th November, 2011; and (xix) S.O. 2755(E), dated the 06th November, 2012. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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