3. Constitution of the Force.—(1) There shall continue to be an armed force maintained by the
Central Government and called the Central Reserve Police Force.
(2) The Force shall be constituted in such manner, and the members of the Force shall receive such
pay, pension and other remuneration, as may be prescribed.
4. Appointment and powers of superior officers.— (1) The Central Government may appoint to the
Force a Commandant and such other persons as it thinks fit to be assistant commandants and company
officers.
(2) The Commandant and every other officer so appointed shall have, and may exercise, such powers
and authority as may be provided by or under this Act.
5. Enrolment.—Before a person is appointed to be a member of the Force, the statement contained in
the recruiting roll set out in the Schedule shall be read out and, if necessary, explained to him in the
presence of an officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4, and shall be signed by such person in
acknowledgement of its having been so read out to him:
1. The words “except the State of Hyderabad” omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-4-1952).
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Provided that any person who has for a period of six months served with the Force, shall, on
appointment to the Force thereafter, be deemed to be a member of the Force notwithstanding that the
provisions of this section have not been complied with in his case.
6. Resignation and withdrawal from the Force.—No member of the Force shall be at liberty to—
(a) resign his appointment during the term of his engagement, except before the expiration of the
first three months of his service; or
(b) withdraw himself from all or any of the duties of his appointment, without the previous
permission in writing of the Commandant or assistant commandant or any other officer authorised by
the Commandant to grant such permission.