The powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 61 of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001 (9 of 2001), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :

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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

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No. 596] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001/AGRAHAYANA 6,1923

MINISTRY OFHOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 27th November, 2001

G.S.R. 868(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 61 of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001 (9 of 2001), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :•—

1. Short title and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Making of Application (Removal of Organisation from the Schedule) Rules, 2001.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions :— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a). "Ordinance" means the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001 (9 of 2001);

(b) "Section" means the section of the Ordinance;

(c) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined in these rules and defined in the Ordinance shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Ordinance.

3. Making of application:—

(1) Any person or an organisation affected by the inclusion of the organisation in the Schedule as a terrorist organisation may prefer an appeal to the Central Government,

(2) An application may be made by the organisation listed in the Schedule, duly signed by an office bearer of the organisation or any person affected by inclusion of the organisation in the Schedule as a terrorist organisation.

4. Procedure for filing and disposal of application:— (1) Every appeal to the Central Government shall be made in the form of a memorandum signed by the person or an office-bearer of the organisation affected, and shall be addressed to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs and be presented to the officer personally or sent to him by registered post with acknowledgement due.

(2) The memorandum of appeal shall set forth, concisely and under distinct head, the grounds of objections to the inclusion of the organisation in the Schedule without any argument or narrative; with the grounds numbered consecu- tively on which the application is made for removal of the name of the organisation from the Schedule.

(3) The application made under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Ordinance shall be considered and disposed of with the prior approval of the Central Government within a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of application.

(4) If the application filed by a person or an organisation is defective in form, the Central Government shall, before rejecting such application, call upon the party concerned to remove the defects within a particular time, and if he or it does so, the application shall be considered.

5. Application for review to Review Committee:— An organisation, if aggrieved by the orders of the Central Government, may make an application for a review to the Review Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 59 within one month from the date of receipt of the order by the applicant.