Section 3
Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas.
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
About this Act
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.
1[3. Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas.If, in relation to any State or Union
territory to which this Act extends, the Governor of that State or the Administrator of that Union
territory or the Central Government, in either case, is of the opinion that the whole or any part of such
State or Union territory, as the case may be, is in such a disturbed or dangerous condition that the use
of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, the Governor of that State or the Administrator
of that Union territory or the Central Government, as the case may be, may, by notification* in the
Official Gazette, declare the whole or such part of such State or Union territory to be a disturbed
area.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for section 3 (w.e.f. 5-4-1972).
*Central Government declares whole of the State of Nagaland to be disturbed area for a period of six months with effect from 30th December, 2021.
*Central Government declares whole of the State of Nagaland to be disturbed area for a period of six months with effect from 30th December, 2021.