The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section l
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 43] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1983/AGRAHAYANA 17, 1905
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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 8th December,1983/Agrahayana 17, 1905 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 8th December, 1983, and is hereby published for general infor- mation:—
THE CHANDIGARH DISTURBED AREAS ACT, 1983
No, 33 OF 1983
[8th December, 1983.1
An Act to make better provision for the suppression of disorder and for the restoration and maintenance of public order in disturb- ed areas in Chandigarh.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. (1) This Act may be called the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983.
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 1]2. In this Act,—
Defini- tions.
(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh appointed under article 239 of the Constitu- tion;
(5) "disturbed area" means the area which is for the time being
declared by notification under section 3 to be a disturbed area.
3, The Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the whole or any part of the Union territory of Chandigarh as may be specified in the notification, is a disturbed area.
Powers to declare areas to be dis- turbed areas.
Power to flre upon persons contra- vening certain orders.
4. Any Magistrate or Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector or Havildar in case of the Armed Branch of the Police may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order, after giving such due warning, as he may consider necessary, fire upon, or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death, against any person who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area, prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of being used as weapons or of fire-arms, ammunition or explosive substances.
Powers tc destroy arms ili'mp for- tified posilicis, etc
5, Any Magistrate or Police Officer not below the rank of a Sub- Insptctor may, i£ he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, destroy any arms dump, prepared or fortified position or shelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to be made or are attempted to be made or any structure used as training camp for armed volunteers or utilised as a hide-out by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any offence.
6. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of the Administrator against any person in respect of anything done or purporting to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 5.
Protec- tion of persons acting under flections 4andS.
" of 1983.
7. (2) The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Ordinance, 1983, is hereby
repealed.
Repeal and saving.
(2) Notwithstanding sush repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
R. V. S. PERI SASTRI,
Secy, to the Govt. of India.