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The Gazette of Judia
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग - खण्ड 1
PART I -Section 1
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नई विल्ली, शुक्रवार , प्रक्टूबर 17 , 1975/ आश्विन 25 , 1897 NEW DELHI , FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 , 1975 / ASVINA 25 , 1897
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या वी जाती है जिसने कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF LAW , JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi , the 17th October, 1975 / Asvina 25 , 1897 (Saka)
THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL SECURITY ( THIRD AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE , 1975
No. 16 OF 1975
Promulgated by the President in the Twenty - sixth Year of the Republic of India .
An Ordinance further to amend the Maintenance of Internal Security Act , 1971 .
WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE , in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the
following Ordinance :-
1. (1 ) This Ordinance may be called the Maintenance of Internal Security (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1975.
Short title and commence- ment .
(2) Sub -clause ( iii ) of clause ( b ) of section 2 shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have come into force on the 29th day of June , 1975 .
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26 of 1971, 2. In section 16A of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act , 1971 , Amend- ment of section 16A .
(a) for sub - section ( 5) , the following sub -section shall be sub- stituted, namely: -
" (5) In making any review , consideration or re - consideration under sub -section ( 2 ) , sub - section ( 3) or sub -section (4 ) , the appropriate Government or officer may act on the basis of the information and materials in its or his possession without com- municating or disclosing any such information or materials to the person concerned or affording him any opportunity of mak- ing any representation against the making under sub - section ( 2 ) , or the making or confirming under sub - section ( 3 ) , or the non- revocation under sub -section ( 4) , of the declaration in respect ofhim." ;
(b) in sub - section ( 7) , in clause ( i) ,-
(i) in the opening portion , for the words " the following sub - section ", the words " the following " shall be substituted;
(ii ) in sub-section (3 ) , as substituted by that clause , for the words " forward to the Central Government a report in respect of the order" , the words " report the fact to the Central Government " shall be substituted ;
(iii ) after sub- section (3 ) aforesaid, the following shall be inserted , namely: -
" (4) At any time after the receipt of a report under sub - section ( 3 ) , the Central Government may require the State Government to furnish to the Central Government the grounds on which the order has been made and such other particulars as , in the opinion of the State Government , have a bearing on the necessity for the order ." ;
(c) after sub - section ( 7) , the following sub-sections shall be inserted , namely: -
"(8 ) In the case of any person in respect of whom a declara- tion has been made by a State Government under sub- section (2) or a declaration has been made by a State Government or an officer subordinate to it or confirmed by the State Government under sub - section ( 3 ) , or a declaration has not been revoked by a State Government under sub- section (4 ) , the Central Govern- ment may , whenever it considers it necessary so to do , require the State Government to furnish to the Central Government the information and materials on the basis of which such declara- tion has been made or confirmed, or not revoked, as the case may be , and such other information and materials as the Central Government may deem necessary.
(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or any rule having the force of law, --
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or sub - section (3 ) and any information or materials on which such grounds or a declaration under sub - section ( 2) or a declaration or confirmation under sub - section (3) or the non- revocation under sub - section (4) of a declaration are based, shall be treated as confidential and shall be deemed to refer to matters of State andto be against the public interest to disclose and save as otherwise provided in this Act , no one shall communicate or disclose any such ground, information or material or any document containing such ground , infor- mation or material ;
(b) no person against whom an order of detention is made under sub - section ( 1 ) of section 3 shall be entitled to the communication or disclosure of any such ground , infor- mation or material as is referred to in clause (a) or the pro- duction to him of any document containing such ground, information or material ." .
FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED , President .
K. K. SUNDARAM ,
Secy. to the Govt . of India .
CORRIGENDA
In the Delhi Sales Tax Act , 1975 (43 of 1975 ) , as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II , Section 1, dated the 7th August, 1975,-
1. Page 377 , section 23 ( 3 ) , clause (b) , line 2, for " evidences " read "evidence" .
2. Page 390 , in the marginal heading to section 42 , for " cats " read " oath" .
In the Equal Remuneration Ordinance , 1975 ( 12 of 1975) , as published in the Gazette of India , Extraordinary , Part II, Section 1 , dated the 26th September, 1975 , page 646 , line 10 , for " extent " read " extend" .
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