Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
Bare Act · 1958
An Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in disturbed areas 1 [in the States of 2 [ 3 [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura]]].
- Act number
- 28 of 1958
- Enacted
- 11 September 1958
- Contents
- 7 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title and extent
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas
- Section 4 – Special powers of the armed forces
- Section 5 – Arrested persons to be made over to the police
- Section 6 – Protection to persons acting under Act (preview)
- Section 7 – Repealed (preview)