National Security Act 1980
Act No. 65 Of 1980
Statement of Objects and Reasons :
In the prevailing situation of communal disharmony, social tensions, extremist activities, industrial unrest and increasing tendency on the part of various interested parties to engineer agitation on different issues, it was considered necessary that the law and order situation in the country is tackled in a most determined and effective way. The anti-social and anti-national elements including secessionist, communal and pro-caste elements and also other elements who adversely influence and affect the services essential to the community pose a grave challenge to the lawful authority and sometimes even hold the society to ransom.
Considering the complexity and nature of the problems, particularly in respect of defence, security, public order and services essential to the community, it is the considered view of the Government that the administration would be greatly handicapped in dealing effectively with the same in the absence of powers of preventive detention. The National Security Ordinance, 1980, was, therefore, promulgated by the President on September 22,1980.
Subject to a modification, the Bill seeks to replace the aforesaid Ordinance. The modification relates to the composition of Advisory Boards, and is for providing that the Chairman of an Advisory Board shall be a person who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court and the other members of the Advisory Board may be persons who are, or have been, or are qualified to be appointed as, Judges of a High Court.
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An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith .
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:
Section 1 :
Short title and extent :
(1) This Act may be called The National Security Act , 1980.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1.[***].
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1. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
