CHANDIGARH DISTURBED AREAS ACT, 1983 [Act, No. 33 of 1983] [8th December, 1983] PREAMBLE An Act to make better provision for the suppression of disorder and for the restoration and maintenance of public order in disturbed areas in Chandigarh. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) This Act may be called The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Chandigarh. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7th of October. 1983.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIn this Act,-- (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh appointed under article 239 of the Constitution; (b) "disturbed area" means the area which is for the time being declared by notification under section 3 to be a disturbed area.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThe Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the whole or any part of the Union territory of Chandigarh as may be specified in the notification, is a disturbed area.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionAny Magistrate or Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector or Havildar in case of the Armed Branch of the Police may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order, after giving such due warning as he may consider necessary, fire upon, or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death, against any person who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area, prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of being used as weapons or of fire-arms, ammunition of explosive substances.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionAny Magistrate or Police Officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, destroy any arms dump, prepared or fortified position or shelter from which armed attacked are made or are likely to be made or are attempted to be made or any structure used as training camp for armed volunteers or utilised as a hide-out by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any offence.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Ordinance, 1983, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTHE EMIGRATION ACT, 1983 [Act No. 31 of 1983] [10th September, 1983] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to emigration of citizens of India. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-Fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionSubject to the other provisions of this Act, every Protector of Emigrants shall, in addition to the special duties assigned to him by or under this Act-- (a) protect and aid with his advice all intending emigrants and emigrants; (b) cause, so far as he can, all the provisions of this Act and of the rules made thereunder to be complied with; (c) inspect, to such extent and in such manner as may be prescribed-- (i) any emigrant conveyance, or (ii) any other conveyance if he has reason to believe that any intending emigrants or emigrants are proceedings from, or returning to, India to or from a place outside India by such other conveyance; (d) inquire into the treatment received by emigrants during their voyage or journey to, and during the period of their residence in the country to which they emigrated and also during the return voyage or journey to India and report thereon to the Protector General of Emigrants or such other authority as may be prescribed; (e) aid and advise, so far as he reasonably can, emigrants who have returned to India.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThe Protector General of Emigrants, Protectors of Emigrants, the officers in charge of emigration check-posts, emigration officers and emigration employees appointed under this Act shall be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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