3. Constitution of National Investigation Agency.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Police Act,
1861 (5 of 1861), the Central Government may constitute a special agency to be called the National
Investigation Agency for investigation and prosecution of offences under the Acts specified in the
Schedule.
(2) Subject to any orders which the Central Government may make in this behalf, officers of the
Agency shall have throughout India 1
[and, subject to any international treaty or domestic law of the
concerned country, outside India] in relation to the investigation of Scheduled Offences and arrest of
persons concerned in such offences, all the powers, duties, privileges and liabilities which police officers
have in connection with the investigation of offences committed therein.
(3) Any officer of the Agency of, or above, the rank of Sub-Inspector may, subject to any orders
which the Central Government may make in this behalf, exercise throughout India, any of the powers of
the officer-in-charge of a police station in the area in which he is present for the time being and when so
exercising such powers shall, subject to any such orders as aforesaid, be deemed to be an officer-incharge of a police station discharging the functions of such an officer within the limits of his station.
4. Superintendence of National Investigation Agency.—(1) The superintendence of the Agency
shall vest in the Central Government.
(2) The administration of the Agency shall vest in an officer designated as the Director-General
appointed in this behalf by the Central Government who shall exercise in respect of the Agency such of
the powers exercisable by a Director-General of Police in respect of the police force in a State, as the
Central Government may specify in this behalf.
5. Manner of constitution of Agency and conditions of service of members.—Subject to the
provisions of this Act, the Agency shall be constituted in such manner as may be prescribed and the
conditions of service of persons employed in the Agency shall be such as may be prescribed.