Section List

Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

Year: 1967

Enactment Date: 1967-12-30

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and application.
2 Definitions.
3 Declaration of an association as unlawful.
4 Reference to Tribunal.
5 Tribunal.
6 Period of operation and cancellation of notification.
7 Power to prohibit the use of funds of an unlawful association.
8 Power to notify places used for the purpose of an unlawful association.
9 Procedure to be followed in the disposal of applications under this Act.
10 Penalty for being member of an unlawful association, etc.
11 Penalty for dealing with funds of an unlawful association.
12 Penalty for contravention of an order made in respect of a notified place.
13 Punishment for unlawful activities.
14 Offences to be cognizable.
15 Terrorist act.
16 Punishment for terrorist act.
16A [Omitted].
17 Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act.
18 Punishment for conspiracy, etc.
18A Punishment for organising of terrorist camps.
18B Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act.
19 Punishment for harbouring, etc.
20 Punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation.
21 Punishment for holding proceeds of terrorism.
22 Punishment for threatening witness.
22A Offences by companies.
22B Offences by societies or trusts.
22C Punishment for offences by companies, societies or trusts.
23 Enhanced penalties.
24 Reference to proceeds of terrorism to include any property intended to be used for terrorism.
24A Forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.
25 Powers of investigating officer and Designated Authority and appeal against order of Designated Authority.
26 Court to order forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.
27 Issue of show cause notice before forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.
28 Appeal.
29 Order of forfeiture not to Interfere with other punishments.
30 Claims by third party.
31 Powers of Designated Authority.
32 Certain transfers to be null and void.
33 Forfeiture of property of certain persons.
34 Company to transfer shares to Government.
35 Amendment of Schedule, etc.
36 Denotification of terrorist organisation or individual.
37 Review Committees.
38 Offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation
39 Offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation.
40 Offence of raising fund for a terrorist organisation
41Continuance of association.
42 Power to delegate.
43Officers competent to investigate offence under Chapters IV and VI.
43APower to arrest, search, etc.
43BProcedure of arrest, seizure, etc.
43CApplication of provisions of Code.
43DModified application of certain provisions of the Code.
43E Presumption as to offence under section 15.
43F Obligation to furnish information.
44 Protection of witnesses.
45Cognizance of offences.
46Admissibility of evidence collected through the interception of communications.
47Bar of jurisdiction.
48Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.
49 Protection of action taken in good faith.
50Saving.
51 Impounding of passport and arms licence of person charge sheeted under the Act
51A Certain powers of the Central Government.
52 Power to make rules.
53Orders and rules to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.
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