The Andhra Pradesh Special Security Group Act, 2023.
**THE ANDHRA PRADESH SPECIAL SECURITY GROUP ACT, 2023**

**(ACT No. 33 of 2023)**

**(Last Updated:29.04.2024)**

**ARRANGMENT OF SECTIONS**

**SECTIONS**
1. Short title, extent and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Members subject to this Act.

4. Constitution of the Group.

5. Control, Direction, etc.

6. Liability for service in and outside India.

7. Members of the Group always on active duty.

8. Registration and withdrawal from the post.

9. Assistance to Group.

10. Protection of action taken under this Act.

11. Power to make rules.

12. Establishment of a separate Training School to provide specialized
Training.
13. Laying of orders and rules.
14. Provision as to existing Special Security Group.


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**THE ANDHRA PRADESH SPECIAL SECURITY GROUP ACT, 2023**

**ACT No. 33 of 2023.**

**AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTITUTION AND REGULATION OF A**
**SECURITY IN THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FOR PROVIDING**
**PROXIMATE SECURITY TO THE CHIEF MINISTER OF ANDHRA**
**PRADESH AND HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FOR**
**MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH.**

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Andhra Pradesh in the
Seventy -fourth Year of the republic of India as follows:
**1. Short title, extent and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called**
the Andhra Pradesh Special Security Group Act, 2023.

(2)  It shall come into force such date as the State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

**2. Definitions:-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;**
(a) “active duty” in relation to a member of the Group means any
duty as such member during the period when he is posted to
physically protect the Chief Minister and the members of
his/her immediate family wherever he or she or they may be;

(b) “Director” means the in-charge of the Group appointed under
sub-section (1) of section 5;

(c) “Group” means the’ Andhra Pradesh Special Security Group
constituted under section 4;

(d) “Member of the Group” means a person, who has been
appointed to the Group by the prescribed authority whether
before or after the commencement of the Act;

(e) “Members of the immediate family” means wife, husband,
children and parents;

(f) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

(g) “proximate security” means protection provided from close
quarters, during journey by road, rail, aircraft, watercraft or
on foot or any other means of transport and shall include the
places of functions, engagements, residence or halt and shall
comprise ring round teams, isolation cordons, the sterile zone
around, and the rostrum and access control to the person or
members of his/her immediate family.

(h) All words and expressions used and not defined in this Act
but defined in the Indian Pena! Code shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in that code.


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**3. Members subject to this Act:-Every member of the group shall be**

subject to this Act, wherever he may be.

**4. Constitution of the Group:- (1)There shall be a separate security**
group in the State of Andhra Pradesh called the Andhra Pradesh Special
Security Group for providing proximate security to the Chief Minister and
the members of his/her immediate family.

(2) Subject to that provisions of the Act, the Group shall be constituted
in such manner as may be prescribed and the terms and conditions of
service of the members of the Group shall be such as may be prescribed,
with the objective of providing security as envisaged under this Act.

(3)  Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, any person or
any member of any other Police force of the State may be appointed to
the Group by the Andhra Pradesh State Government by a general or
special order and for such period as may be specified in such order and
the person so appointed shall, during the period of his appointment, be
deemed to be a member of the Group, and the provisions of this Act
shall, so far as may be, apply to such person or member.

**5. Control, Direction, etc.,:- (1) The general superintendence, direction**
and control of the group shall vest in, and be exercised by, the State
Government and subject thereto and to the provisions of this Act and the
rules, the command and supervision of the Group shall vest in an officer
to be appointed by the Andhra Pradesh State Government as the Director
of the group.

Provided that the Government may, by general or special order,
delegate any of their powers under this sub-section, to such officer or
authority as may be specified in such order.

(2) The Director shall, In the discharge of his duties under this Act, be
assisted by such number of Additional Directors, Deputy Directors and
other officers as may be appointed by the State Government.

(3) The scale and level of proximate security shall be such as may be
determined by the Director.

**6. Liability for service in and outside India:- Every member of the**
Group shall be liable to serve in any part of the State of Andhra Pradesh
or in any other part of India as well as outside India.

**7. Members of the Group always on active duty:- Every member of**
the Group, not on leave or under suspension, shall, for all purposes of
this Act, be always on active duty and may at any time be employed or
deployed in any manner which is consistent with the duties and
responsibilities of the Group under this Act
**8. Registration and withdrawal from the post:-No member of the Group**

shall be at liberty,
(a) To resign from his appointment during the term of his
engagements; or


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(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. Assistance to Group:-It shall be the duty of every Ministry and**
Department of the State Government or every local or other authority or
every civil authority to act in aid of the Director or any member of the
Group whenever called upon to do so in furtherance of the duties and
responsibilities assigned to such member of the Group.

**10. Protection of action taken under this Act:-No suit, prosecution or**
other legal proceeding shall lie against the Group or any member thereof
on whom powers have been conferred or duties have been imposed under
this Act, for any order issued or any rule made there-under for anything
which is in good faith done or purported to be done or omitted to be done
in pursuance of this Act or any order issued or any rule made thereunder or any order issued under any such rule.

**11.Power to make rules:-(1)The State Government may by notification**
in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this
Act to effectuate the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following
matters namely,
(a) The manner in which the Group shall be constituted and the

terms and conditions of service of its members under sub
section (2) of section 4;

(b) Any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.

**12. Establishment of a separate Training School to provide**
**specialised Training:-A separate State-of-art training Centre is required**
to be established for imparting training to the personnel of Special
Security Group which is a highly specialized task requiring exceptional of
physical and mental skills, which are distinct from regular policing
duties.

**13.Laying of orders and rules:- Every rule made under section 11**
shall be laid as soon as may be after it is issued or made, before each
House of Legislature while it is in Session for a total period of thirty (30)
days which may be comprised in one Session or in two or more
successive Sessions, and if, before the expiry of the Session immediately
following the Session or the successive Sessions aforesaid, both houses
agree in making any modification in the order or the rule or both Houses
agree that the order or rule, should not be made, the order or rule shall
thereafter, have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as
the case may be so, however, that any such modification or annulment
shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that order or rule.


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**14. Provision as to existing Special Security Group:- (1) The A.P**
Special Security Group in existence at the commencement of this Act
shall be deemed to be the group constituted under this Act.

(2) The members of the A. P. Special Security Group in existence at
the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been appointed
as such under this Act.

(3) Anything done or any action taken before the commencement of
this Act in relation to the constitution of the A.P. Special Security Group
referred to in sub-section (1) and in relation to any person appointed,
shall be as valid and as effective in law as if such thing or action was
done or taken under this Act.


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