Act Number: 28

Act Name: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958

Year: 1958

Enactment Date: 1958-09-11

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 1: Short title and extent.
    (1) This Act may be called 3[the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.]
     4[(2) It extends to the whole of the States of 1[2[Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.]]]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 34 of 1986, s. 40, for "Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and the Union territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram" (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
2. Subs. by Act 69 of 1986, s. 43, for "Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura and the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh" (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
3. Subs. by Act 7 of 1972, s. 3, for "the Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958" (w.e.f. 5-4-1972).
4. Subs. by s. 3,ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 5-4-1972).
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