Section List

Act Number: 65

Act Name: The National Security Act, 1980

Year: 1980

Enactment Date: 1980-12-27

Long Title: An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and extent.
2 Definitions.
3 Power to make orders detaining certain persons.
4 Execution of detention orders.
5 Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.
5A Grounds of detention severable.
6 Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.
7 Powers in relation to absconding persons.
8 Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order.
9 Constitution of Advisory Boards.
10 Reference to Advisory Boards.
11 Procedure of Advisory Boards.
12 Action upon the report of the Advisory Board.
13 Maximum period of detention.
14 Revocation of detention orders.
14A Circumstances in which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Boards.
15 Temporary release of persons detained.
16 Protection of action taken in good faith.
17 Act not to have effect with respect to detentions under State laws.
18 Repeal and saving.
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