Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990
Bare Act · 1990
An Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in the disturbed areas in the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
- Act number
- 21 of 1990
- Enacted
- 10 September 1990
- Contents
- 8 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas
- Section 4 – Special powers of the armed forces
- Section 5 – Power of search to include powers to break open locks, etc
- Section 6 – Arrested persons and seized property to be made over to the police (preview)
- Section 7 – Protection of persons acting in good faith under this Act (preview)
- Section 8 – Repeal and saving (preview)