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National Security Act (India)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Security_Act_(India)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:action
gptkbp:allowsDetentionWithoutCharge
Yes
gptkbp:amendedBy
1984
2010
Yes
gptkbp:appliesTo
citizens of India
foreigners in India
gptkbp:canBe
maintenance of public order
maintenance of essential services
maintenance of security of the state
gptkbp:chapter
gptkb:Part_II:_Powers_of_Detention
Part I: Preliminary
Part III: Advisory Boards
Part IV: Miscellaneous
gptkbp:citation
gptkb:Act_No._65_of_1980
gptkbp:criticizedFor
potential for misuse
lack of judicial safeguards
gptkbp:dateEnacted
23 September 1980
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
National Security Act (India)
gptkbp:invokedFor
gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Central_Government
gptkb:Commissioner_of_Police
District Magistrate
gptkbp:longTitle
An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith
gptkbp:maximumDetentionPeriod
12 months
gptkbp:notified
gptkb:The_Gazette_of_India
gptkbp:purpose
preventive detention
gptkbp:relatedTo
preventive detention laws in India
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act_(MISA)
gptkbp:shortName
gptkb:NSA
gptkbp:status
in force
gptkbp:subjectToReviewBy
gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
gptkbp:territory
gptkb:India
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act_(MISA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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