Section 42
Power to delegate.
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
About this Act
An Act to provide for the more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations, and for dealing with terrorist activities, and for matters connected therewith.
The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct
that all or any of the powers which may be exercised by it under section 7, or section 8, or both, shall, in
such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercised also by any State Government and the State Government may, with the previous approval of the Central
Government, by order in writing, direct that any power which has been directed to be exercised by it
shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be
exercised by any person subordinate to the State Government as may be specified therein.