Section 4 of West Bengal Home Guards Act, 1962

4. Appointment of members.— The Superintendent of Police in a district, upon such directions as may be given by the Commandant General, Home Guards, or the Commissioner of Police and ex officio Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, in Calcutta, may enrol as volunteers of the Home Guard so many persons, who are fit and willing to serve as such, as he is authorised by the State Government to appoint and may appoint any such member to any office of command in the Home Guard.