Act Number: 47

Act Name: The National Security Guard Act, 1986

Year: 1986

Enactment Date: 1986-09-22

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for combating terrorist activities with a view to protecting States against internal disturbances and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 83: Voting by members.
    (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), every decision of a Security Guard Court shall be passed by an absolute majority of votes; and where there is an equality of votes on either the finding or the sentence, the decision shall be in favour of the accused.
     (2) No sentence of death shall be passed by a General Security Guard Court without the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the Court.
     (3) In matters, other than a challenge or the finding or sentence, the presiding officer shall have a casting vote.
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