896. Duties of Armed Inspector. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
- The ordinary duties of the Armed Inspector at headquarters shall be as follows:-(i)He shall be in charge of the Reserve office and of the Special Armed Force and all men permanently or temporarily posted to the lines, and be responsible for their drill, discipline training and efficiency.(ii)When the services of an Inspector are necessary he-shall be detailed on escort duty.(iii)He shall be responsible for the care and custody of the arms, ammunition, accoutrements, stores, tents, clothing, etc., and shall keep the accounts and registers pertaining to them.(iv)He shall attend parade daily, except on Thursdays and Sundays.(v)He shall supervise the preliminaries of the musketry course and attend practice on the range whenever held.(vi)He shall hold regular inspections of arms and accoutrements.(vii)He shall inspect the barracks, out-offices and grounds of the lines once a week.(viii)He shall be responsible for the safe custody of the keys of the armoury and the magazine and shall keep them in the personal custody at night.(ix)He shall check the stock book once a month and see if all articles including tents are in good order. He shall also once a month check the stock of clothing with the register of receipt and issue of clothing, the committee report book and receipt and issue forms. A note shall be made by him in the stock book and the register of receipt and issue of clothing that he has done so. If the clothing and other articles in stock agree with the registers, he shall record a certificate to that effect. He is responsible that this check is correctly made and that any shortage or irregularity is at once brought to the notice of the Superintendent.(x)He shall take delivery of clothing packages.(xi)He shall pay occasional visits to the hospital to see that, the orderlies are present and are looking after the patients properly.(xii)He shall occasionally be present at the mounting of the different guards and shall visit all armed guards at headquarters, and go on rounds in the sadar town when required to do so. [See regulation 695 (21)].(xiii)He shall tell off the force for duty daily and see to the relief of fixed guards at the prescribed intervals.(xiv)He shall receive reports daily from officers-in-charge of guards at headquarters.(xv)He shall receive and examine petitions and applications from officers in the sines and lay them before the Superintendent or the officer holding orderly room, at which he shall always be present.(xvi)He shall detail all escorts, calculate the fares, etc., to be advanced, receive the reports of the officers-in-charge of the escorts on their return and examine the accounts of the money advanced.(xvii)He shall sign command certificates and check them on return of the officers to whom they were issued.(xviii)He shall issue leave certificates, take delivery of the clothing and appointment certificates of officers proceeding on leave and check the leave certificates on their return from leave.(xix)He shall make himself fully acquainted with the Reserve Police registers and keep the important registers himself. He shall keep the service bocks and rolls and deal with all correspondence relating to the force.(xx)He shall be responsible for the preparation of the acquittance rolls and the travelling allowance bills of all ranks in the lines, and shall distribute the pay of the force attached to the lines, headquarters guards and police in hospital.(xxi)He shall see to the preparation of pension rolls of officers and adjust accounts of those leaving the force.(xxii)He shall be responsible for the preparation of all periodical returns relating to the force and submit them on due dates.
