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The Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2002

.....suppression of anti-social elements with a view to maintenance of public order Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar (Ed."This Act enacted by the State of Bihar has been adapted by the State of Jharkhand by Notification no. 2098 dated 23.8.2002 (See text reproduced above)) in the Thirty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:" Section 1 - Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Jharkhand. Section 2 - Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires," (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of a Division and includes any officer specially empowered by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers of Commissioner under this Act; (b) "District Magistrate" includes an Additional District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Officer specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf; (c) "Detention order" means an order made under section 12; (d) "Anti-social element" means a person who" (i) either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits or attempts to commit or abets the commission.....

The Freedom of Information Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 2002

.....of the Governmental agencies by requiring them to make public certain information about their working and work product. THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002 An Act to provide for freedom to every citizen to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, consistent with public interest, in order to promote openness, transparency and accountability in administration and in relation to matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires " (a) "appropriate government" means in relation to a public authority established, constituted, owned, substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly or controlled " (i) by the Central Government, the Central.....

National Security Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....proximately connected with the person detained. Such a provision already exists in the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. 1974 (52 of 1974); (b) to provide that the expiry or revocation of an earlier detention order shall not bar the making of a subsequent detention order against the same person subject lo the condition .that, where no fresh facts have arisen after the expiry or revocation of the carlier detention order, the maximum period for which a person may be detained in pursuance of the subsequent detention order shall not exceed the existing limit of the maximum period of detention of tweleve months from the date of earlier detention order. In the case of the application of the Act to the State of Punjab and the Union territory of Chandigarh, the said maximum period of detention will be two years. . 3. The Bill seeks to replace the aforesaid Ordinance. Gar. of Ind., 6-8-1984. Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 22 (No. 41) Act 23 of 1985.- The activities of the extremist and terrorist elements in the "disturbed areas" of Punjab and Chandigarh continue to be a matter of serious concern. To enable the Administration to deal effectively with.....

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Appendix 2

Title: The Prevention of Blackmarketing Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....is outside the said limits. 7. Powers in relation to absconding persons (1) If1 [the appropriate Government or an officer mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3, as the case may be,] has reason to believe that a person in respect of whom a detention order has been made has absconded or is concealing himself so that the order cannot be executed, that Government2 [or officer] may-- (a) make a report in writing of the fact to a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class having jurisdiction in the place where the said person ordinarily resides; and thereupon the provisions of sections 82, 83, 84 and 85 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall apply in respect of the said person and his property as if the order directing that he be detained were a warrant issued by the Magistrate; (b) by order notified in the Official Gazette direct the said person to appear before such officer, at such place and within such period as may be specified in the order; and if the said person fails to comply with such direction he shall, unless he proves that it was not possible for him to comply therewith and that he had, within the period.....

Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....2, Ext., p. 71. Amending Act 27 of 1982.- Under section 7of the Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, action against a person who has absconded or is concealing himself with a view to avoiding the execution of a detention order can be initiated only by the appropriate Government. This leads to delay in cases where the order of detention is made by a District Magistrate or a Commissioner of Police, referred to in section 3(2) of the Act. Under the corresponding provisions in the National Security Act, 1980(vide section 7thereof), power is conferred on the officers empowered to Order detention to take action against absconding persons In that context and keeping in view the need for expeditious action against absconding persons, it is proposed to amend section 7of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, so as to enable officers referred to in section 3(2)of that Act also to exercise the powers in relation to absconding persons. 2. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects.-S.O.R.-Gaz: of lnd" 23-2-1932, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext" p. 44 (No. 3). An Act to provide for.....

Preventive Detention Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1951 (4 of 1951); and (b) nothing contained in subjection (3) of Sec. 1 or sub-section (1) of Sec. 12 of this Act as originally enacted shall be deemed to affect the validity or duration of any such order. SECTION 13: REVOCATION OF DETENTION ORDERS (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of Sec. 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897-(10 of 1897), a detention order may at any time be revoked or modified- (a) notwithstanding that the order has been made by an officer mentioned to sub-section (2) of Sec. 3 by the State Government to which that officer is subordinate or by Central Government; (b) notwithstanding that the order has been made by a State Government, or by the Central Government, 33 [(2) The revocation of expiry of a detention order shall not bar the making of a fresh detention order under Sec. 3 against the same person in any case where fresh facts have arisen after the date of revocation or expiry on which the Central Government or a State Government or an officer, as the case may be, is satisfied that such an order should be made. SECTION 14: TEMPORARY RELEASE OF PERSONS DETAINED (1) The appropriate Government may at any time.....

The Prevention of Black Marketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 1980

.....OF SUPPLIES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1980 THE PREVENTION OF BLACK MARKETING & MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1980 An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of prevention of Black-marketing and maintenance of supplies of commodities essential to the community and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title, extent and commencement: (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of October, 1979. 2. Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "appropriate Government" means, as respects a detention order made by the Central Government or by an officer of the Central Government or a person detained under such order, the Central Government, and as respects a detention order made by a State Government or by an officer of a State Government or as respects a person detained.....

The Prevention of Blackmarketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1980

..... (1) The Central Government and each State Government shall, whenever necessary, constitute one or more Advisory Boards for the purposes of this Act. [Substituted by Act 19 of 1981 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Pt. II. Sec 1. dated 2.9.1981.] [(2) Every such Board shall consist of three persons who are, or have been or are qualified to be appointed as, Judges of High Court, and such persons shall be appointed by the appropriate Government. (3) The appropriate Government shall appoint one of the members of the Advisory Board who is or has been a Judge of a High Court to be its Chairman, and in the case of a Union territory, the appointment to the Advisory Board of any person who is a Judge of the High Court of a State shall be with the previous approval of the State Government concerned.] Section 10 - Reference to Advisory Boards Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, in every case where a detention order has been made under this Act, the appropriate Government shall, within three weeks from the date of detention of a person under the order place before the Advisory Board constituted by it under Sec. 9, the grounds on which the order has.....

Assam Preventive Detention Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1980

.....the Assam State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1980 (38 of 1980), has been consulted before the enactment of this measure as a President's Act. SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT (1) This Act may be called the Assam Preventive Detention Act, 1980. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Advisory Board" means the Board constituted under Section 9-; (b) "detention order" means an order made under Section 3-; (c) "State" means the State of Assam ; (d) "State Government" means the State Government of Assam. SECTION 03: POWER TO MAKE ORDERS DETAINING CERTAIN PERSONS - (1) The State Government or any officer of the State Government, not below the rank of a Secretary to the State Government, or a District Magistrate may, if satisfied with respect to any person that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State, the maintenance of public order or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community, it is necessary so to do, make an order directing that such person be detained: Provided that no order of.....

The Maharashtra Prevention of Communal, Antisocial and Other Dangerous Activities Act, 1980 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1980

.....OF COMMUNAL, ANTI-SOCIAL AND OTHER DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES ACT, 1980 THE MAHARSHTRA PREVENTION OF COMMUNAL, ANTI-SOCIAL AND OTHER DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES ACT, 1980 [ACT No. VII OF 1981] Act received the assent of the President on the 22nd January, 1981; assent was first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part 1V on the 23rd January, 1981 An Act to provide for prevention of communal, anti-social and other dangerous activities in Maharashtra and for matters connected therewith. WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session; - AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate action to make a law to provide for the prevention of communal, anti-social and other dangerous activities in the State of Maharashtra and for matters connected therewith; and, therefore, promulgated the Maharashtra Prevention of Communal, Anti-social and other Dangerous Activities Ordinance, 1980 on the 27th August, 1980; 1 AND WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by an Act of the State Legislature, with modifications on account of certain corresponding provisions in.....