Public Safety Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:High_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:compatibleWith rest of India
gptkbp:criticizedFor human rights concerns
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:India
1978
gptkbp:detentionOrderBy District Magistrate
Divisional Commissioner
gptkbp:detentionWithoutTrial up to 2 years
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir_government
gptkbp:fullName Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978
gptkbp:objectedBy human rights organizations
gptkbp:purpose preventive detention
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (temporarily)
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
gptkbp:usedFor detaining political activists
detaining separatists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law_of_Canada
gptkb:Lilian_Masediba_Ngoyi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Safety Act