4. Constitution of Force.—(1) There shall be an armed force of the Union called the Assam Rifles
for ensuring the security of the borders of India, to carry out counter insurgency operations in the
specified areas and to act in aid of civil authorities for the maintenance of law and order and the matters
connected therewith.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Force shall be reconstituted in such manner as may be
prescribed and the conditions of service of the members of the Force shall be such as may be prescribed.
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5. Control, direction, etc.—(1) The general superintendence, direction and control of the Force shall
vest in, and be exercised by, the Central Government and subject thereto and to the provisions of this Act
and the rules and regulations, the command and supervision of the Force shall vest in an officer to be
appointed by the Central Government as the Director-General of the Force.
(2) The Director-General shall, in the discharge of his duties under this Act, be assisted by such
number of Additional Director-General, Inspectors-General, Deputy Inspectors-General, Commandants
and other officers as may be appointed by the Central Government.
6. Enrolment.—(1) The persons to be enrolled to the Force, the mode of enrolment and the procedure
for enrolment shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the rules and regulations, every person who
has, for a continuous period of three months, been in receipt of pay as a person enrolled under this Act
and borne on the rolls of the Force shall be deemed to have been duly enrolled.
(3) No person who is not a citizen of India shall, except by the consent of the Central Government
signified in writing, be enrolled in the Force.
7. Liability for service outside India.—Every member of the Force shall be liable to serve in any
part of India as well as outside India.
8. Resignation and withdrawal from the post.—No member of the Force shall be at liberty—
(a) to resign his appointment during the term of his engagement ;or
(b) to withdraw himself from all or any of the duties of his appointment,
except with the previous permission in writing of the prescribed authority.
9. Tenure of service under the Act.—Every person subject to this Act shall hold office during the
pleasure of the President.
10. Termination of service by Central Government.—Subject to the provisions of this Act and the
rules and regulations, the Central Government may dismiss or remove from the service any person subject
to this Act.
11. Dismissal, removal or reduction by Director-General and by other officers.—(1) The
Director-General, Additional Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from
service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks any person subject to this Act other than an officer.
(2) An officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from the
service any person under his command other than an officer or a subordinate officer of such rank or the
ranks as may be prescribed.
(3) Any such officer as is mentioned in sub-section (2) may reduce to a lower grade or rank or the
ranks any person under his command except an officer or a subordinate officer.
(4) The exercise of any power under this section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and the
rules and regulations.
12. Certificate of termination of service.—A subordinate officer or an under-officer or other
enrolled person who is retired, discharged, released, removed or dismissed from service shall be furnished
by the officer, to whose command he is subject, with a certificate in the language which is the mothertongue of such person and also in Hindi and English language setting forth—
(a) the authority terminating his service;
(b) the cause for such termination; and
(c) the full period of his service in the Force.
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13. Restrictions on right to form association, freedom of speech, etc.—(1) No person subject to
this Act shall, without the previous sanction in writing of the Central Government or of the prescribed
authority,—
(a) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any trade union, labour union, political
association or with any class of trade unions, labour unions or political associations; or
(b) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any society, institution, association or
organisation that is not recognised as part of the Force or is not of a purely social, recreational or
religious nature ; or
(c) communicate with the press or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other
document except where such communication or publication is in the bona fide discharge of his duties
or is of a purely literary, artistic or scientific character or is of a prescribed nature.
Explanation.—If any question arises as to whether any society, institution, association or organisation
is of a purely social, recreational or religious nature under clause (b) of this sub-section, the decision of
the Central Government thereon shall be final.
(2) No person subject to this Act shall participate in, or address, any meeting or take part in any
demonstration organised by any body or persons for any political purposes or for such other purposes as
may be prescribed.