Act 28 of 1958

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958

An Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in disturbed areas in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
  • Enacted 1958-09-11
  • 7 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and extent. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas. Read
4 Special powers of the armed forces. Read
5 Arrested persons to be made over to the police. Read
6 Protection to persons acting under Act. Read
7 Repealed.Read
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