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Arms Act, 1959 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1959

.....firearms or not, (iv) charges for firearms and accessories for such charges, (v) fuses and friction rubes, (vi) parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, ammunition, and (vii) such ingredients of ammunition as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (c) '"arms" means articles of any description designed or adapted as weapons for offence or defence, and includes firearms, sharp-edged and other deadly weapons and parts of, and machinery for manufacturing arms, but does not include articles designed-solely for domestic or agricultural uses such as a lathi or an ordinary walking stick and weapons incapable of being used otherwise than as toys or of being converted into serviceable weapons; 3[(d) "district magistrate", in relation to any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed, means the Commissioner of Police thereof and includes any such Deputy Commissioner of Police, exercising jurisdiction over the whole or any part of such area, as may be specified by th6- State Government in this behalf in relation to such area or part;] (e) "firearms" means arms of any description designed or adapted to discharge.....

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004 Section 7

Title: Substitution of New Chapters and Schedule for Chapter Iv

State: Central

Year: 2004

.....shall have, or be entitled to exercise, any jurisdiction, powers or authority in relation to the matters referred to in section 36. 48. Effect of Act and Rules, etc inconsistent with other Enactments The provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act or any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. 49. Protection of Action Take in Good Faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against- (a) the Central Government or a State Government or any officer or authority of the Central Government or State Government or District Magistrate or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Government or the District Magistrate or any other authority on whom powers have been conferred under this Act, for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder; and (b) any serving or retired member of the armed forces or paramilitary forces in respect of any action taken or purported to be taken by him in good faith, in the course of any.....

Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Punishment For, and Measure for Dealing With, Terrorist Activities

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....such property, whether or not the person from whose possession it is seized or attached, is prosecuted in a Special Court for an offence under this Act. Section 9 - Issue of show cause notice before forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism (1) no order forfeiting any proceeds of terrorism shall be made under section 8 unless the person holding or in possession of such proceeds is given a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to forfeit the proceeds of terrorism and such person is given an opportunity of making a representation in writing within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the grounds of forfeiture and is also given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. (2) No order of forfeiture shall be made under sub-section (1), if such person establishes that he is a bona fide transferee of such proceeds for value without knowing that they represent proceeds of terrorism. (3) It shall be competent for the Special Court to make an order in respect of property seized or attached,- (a) directing it to be sold if it is a perishable property and the provisions of section 459 of the Code shall, as nearly as.....

Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (Central) Section 15

Title: Terrorist Act

State: Central

Year: 1967

.....cause death of any public functionary; or (c) detains, kidnaps or abducts any person and threatens to kill or injure such person or does any other act in order to compel the Government of India, any State Government or the Government of a foreign country or any other person to do or abstain from doing any act, commits a terrorist act. Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, public functionary means the constitutional authorities and any other functionary notified in the Official Gazette by the Central Government as a public functionary.] ____________________________________________________ 1. Substituted by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2008, For:- "Whoever, withintent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or tostrike terror in the people or any section of the people in India or in anyforeign country, does any act by using bombs, dynamite orother explosive substances or inflammable substancesor firearms or otherlethal weapons or poisons or noxious gases or other chemicals or by any other substances (whether biological or otherwise) of a hazardous nature, in such a manner as to cause, or likely tocause, death.....

Arms Act 1959 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1959

.....or not, (iv) charges for firearms and accessories for such charges, (v) fuses and friction tubes, (vi) parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, ammunition, and (vii) such ingredients of ammunition as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (c) "arms" means articles of any description designed or adapted as weapons for offence or defence, and includes firearms, sharp-edged and other deadly weapons, and parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, arms, but does not include articles designed solely for domestic or agricultural uses such as a lathi or an ordinary walking stick and weapons incapable of being used otherwise than as toys or of being converted into serviceable weapons; 2[(d) "district magistrate", in relation to any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed, means the Commissioner of Police thereof and includes and such Deputy Commissioner of Police, exercising jurisdiction over the whole or any part of such area, as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf in relation to such area or part;] (e) "firearms" means arms of any description designed or adapted to.....

Arms Act 1959 Section 2

Title: Definitions and Interpretation

State: Central

Year: 1959

.....or not, (iv) charges for firearms and accessories for such charges, (v) fuses and friction tubes, (vi) parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, ammunition, and (vii) such ingredients of ammunition as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (c) "arms" means articles of any description designed or adapted as weapons for offence or defence, and includes firearms, sharp-edged and other deadly weapons, and parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, arms, but does not include articles designed solely for domestic or agricultural uses such as a lathi or an ordinary walking stick and weapons incapable of being used otherwise than as toys or of being converted into serviceable weapons; 2[(d) "district magistrate", in relation to any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed, means the Commissioner of Police thereof and includes and such Deputy Commissioner of Police, exercising jurisdiction over the whole or any part of such area, as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf in relation to such area or part;] (e) "firearms" means arms of any description designed or adapted to.....

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 [Repealed] Part II

Title: Punishments For, and Measures for Coping With, Terrorist and Disruptive Activities

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....is, or has been, at the disposal of the Government under sub-section (2) of section 85 of the Code, appears voluntarily or is apprehended and brought before the Designated Court by whose order the property was attached, or the Courts, to which such Court is subordinate, and proves to the satisfaction of such Court that he did not abscond or conceal himself for the purpose of avoiding apprehension and that he had not received such notice of the proclamation as to enable him to attend within the time specified therein, such property or, if the same has been sold, the net proceeds of the sale and the residue of the property, shall after satisfying therefrom all costs incurred in consequence of the attachment, be delivered to him. (4) When any shares in a company stand forfeited to the Government under this section, then the company shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or the Articles of association of the company forthwith register the Government as the transferee of such shares.

Civil Defence Act, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....stocks of rails and tramways; (vi) warehouses and all other places used or intended to be used for storage purposes; (vii) mines, oilfields, factories or industrial or commercial undertakings generally, or any mine, oilfield, factory or industrial or commercial undertaking in particular: (viii) laboratories and institutions where scientific or technological research or training is conducted or imparted; (ix) all works and structures being part of, or connected with, anything earlier mentioned in this clause; and (x) any other place or thing used ro intended to be used for the purposes of Government or a local authority or a semi -Government or autonomous organisation, the protection of which is considered necessary or expedient for securing civil defence; (p) control of any road or pathway, waterway, ferry or bridge, river, canal or other source of water-supply; (q) precautionary measures, which the Government or any department thereof or any local authority, members of police force, fire brigade and members of any other service or authority employed primarily for purposes other than civil defence purposes should be required to take within their respective.....

Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....50) , a Special Court may take cognizance of any offence, without the accused being committed to it for trial, upon receiving a complaint of facts that constitute such offence or upon a police report of such facts. (2) Where an offence triable by a Special Court is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both, the Special Court may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of (section 260) or (section 262) of the Code, try the offence in a summary way in accordance with the procedure prescribed, in the Code and the provisions of (sections 263) to (S.265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) of the Code, shall so far as may be, apply to such trial: Provided that when, in the course of a summary trial under this sub-section, it appears to the Special Court that the nature of the case is such that it is undesirable to try it in a summary way, the Special Court shall recall any witnesses who may have been examined and proceed to re-hear the case in the manner provided by the provisions of the Code for the trial of such offence and the said provisions shall apply to and in relation to a Special Court as they.....

Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1987

.....the said Act was restricted to a period of two years from the date of commencement. However, it was subsequently realised that on account of various factors, what were stray incidents in the beginning have now become a continuing menace specially in State like Punjab. On the basis of experience, it was felt that in order to combat and cope with terrorist and disruptive activities effectively it is not only necessary to continue the said law but also to strengthen it further. The aforesaid Act of 1985 was due to expire on the 23rd May, 1987. Since both Houses of Parliament were not in session, and it was necessary to take immediate action, the President promulgated the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Ordinance, 1987 (2 of 1987), on the 23rd May, 1987, which came into force with effect from the 24th May, 1987. 2. The Ordinance included all the provisions of the Act of 1985, except the following main changes, namely :(a) punishments for terrorist acts and disruptive were made more deterrent; (b) the Central Government has also been empowered to constitute Designated Courts; (c) the exhaustive enumeration of rule-making powers, as contained in Sec. 5 of the 1985 Act,.....