National Security Act, 1980
Bare Act · 1980
An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Goa APO · MP APO · Telangana APO
- Act number
- 65 of 1980
- Enacted
- 27 December 1980
- Contents
- 20 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title and extent
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Power to make orders detaining certain persons
- Section 4 – Execution of detention orders
- Section 5 – Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
- Section 5A – Grounds of detention severable (preview)
- Section 6 – Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds (preview)
- Section 7 – Powers in relation to absconding persons (preview)
- Section 8 – Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order (preview)
- Section 9 – Constitution of Advisory Boards (preview)
- Section 10 – Reference to Advisory Boards (preview)
- Section 11 – Procedure of Advisory Boards (preview)
- Section 12 – Action upon the report of the Advisory Board (preview)
- Section 13 – Maximum period of detention (preview)
- Section 14 – Revocation of detention orders (preview)
- Section 14A – Circumstances in which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Boards (preview)
- Section 15 – Temporary release of persons detained (preview)
- Section 16 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 17 – Act not to have effect with respect to detentions under State laws (preview)
- Section 18 – Repeal and saving (preview)