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Airports Security Force (Amendment) Act, 2012


Published: 2012-12-31

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AIRPORTS SECURITY FORCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

AIRPORTS SECURITY FORCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012
Last Updated: 2012­12­31
Contents
PREAMBLE. .
1 SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT 2 GENERAL AMENDMENT, ACT LXXVII OF 1975 3 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6, ACT LXXVII OF 1975 4 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7­F, ACT LXXVII OF 1975 5 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7­G, ACT LXXVII OF 1975


AIRPORTS SECURITY FORCE (AMENDMENT)ACT, 2012
ACT NO. XXV OF 2012
An Act further to amend the Airports Security Force Act, 1975
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Airports Security Force Act, 1975 (LXXVII of 1975) to re­designate certain posts and for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows:­
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Airports Security Force (Amendment) Act, 2012.
(2)  It shall come into force at once.
2. General amendment, Act LXXVII of 1975.___In the Airports Security Force Act, 1975 (LXXVII of 1975), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, for the words "Force Commander", wherever occurring, the words "Director­General" shall be substituted.
3. Amendment of Section 6, Act LXXVII of 1975.—In the said Act, in Section 6, in sub­section (2), for the words, comma, figures, letter and brackets "Police Act, 1861 (V of 1861)" the words, comma, figures brackets and letters "Police Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No.22 of 2002)" shall be substituted.
4.Amendment of Section 7­F, Act LXXVII of 1975.—In the said Act, in Section 7­F, for the words "Deputy Director" the word "Director" shall be substituted.
5.Amendment of Section 7­G, Act LXXVII of 1975.—In the said Act, in Section 7­G;
(i) for sub­section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:­
"(1) the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint a Deputy Director­General (Coordination) and such number of Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors and Deputy Assistant Directors as it may think fit.** and
(ii) in sub­section (2), for the words "Selection Grade Security Guards" and "Security Guards", the words "Sergeants" and "Corporals" shall be substituted, respectively.