Section 1
Short Title, Extent, And Commencement
(1) This Act may be called the “Police Act, 2012 (1955)”.
(2) It shall be applicable throughout Nepal.
(3) The provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 6 shall come into force at once, and the provisions of the other Chapters shall come into force in such areas of Nepal on such dates as may be prescribed by the Government of
Nepal by a Notification in the Nepal Gazette. 3