Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land-Grabbers Act, 1986

Q: What does Section 2 of Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land-Grabbers Act, 1986 say?

(a) "acting" in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order" means when a boot-legger, a dacoit, a drug-offender, a goonda, an immoral traffic o mender or a land-grabber is engaged or is making preparations for engaging, in any of his activities as such, which affect adversely, or are likely to affect adversely, the maintenance of public order : (b) "boot-legger" means a person, who distills, manufactures, stores, transports, imports, exports, sells or distributes any liquor, intox

Q: What does Section 5 of Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Boot-leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land-Grabbers Act, 1986 say?

(a) to be detained in such place and under such conditions, including conditions as to maintenance, discipline and punishment for breaches of discipline, as the Government may, by general or special order, specify; and (b) to be removed from one place of detention to another place of detention, within the State by order of the Government.

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17. Detention order against any Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Land-Grabbers to be made under this act and not under National Security Act.

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            "content": "(a) \"acting\" in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order\" means when a boot-legger, a dacoit, a drug-offender, a goonda, an immoral traffic o mender or a land-grabber is engaged or is making preparations for engaging, in any of his activities as such, which affect adversely, or are likely to affect adversely, the maintenance of public order :\n(b) \"boot-legger\" means a person, who distills, manufactures, stores, transports, imports, exports, sells or distributes any liquor, intoxicating drug or other intoxicant in contravention of any of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 (Act 17 of 1968) and the rules, notifications and orders made thereunder, or in contravention of any other law for the time being in force, or who knowingly expends or applies any money or supplies any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance or any receptacle or any other material whatsoever in furtherance or support of the doing of any of the above mentioned things by himself or through any other person, or who abets in any other manner the doing of any such thing ;\n(c) \"dacoit\" means a person who either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang commits or abets the commission of any of the offences Central Act punishable under sections 395 to 400 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ;\n(d) \"detention order\" means an order made under section 3 ;\n(e) \"detenu\" means a person detained under a detention order ;\n(f) \"drug-offender\" means a person, who manufactures, stocks, imports, exports, sells or dis-tributes any drug or cultivates any plant or does any other thing in contravention of any of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 or the [Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985] and the rules, notifications and orders made under either Act, or in contravention of any other Law for the time being in force, or who knowingly expends or applies any money in above mentioned things by himself or through any other person or who abets in any other manner the doing of any such thug;\n(g) \"goonda\" means a person, who either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits, or attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences punishable under Chapter XVI or Chapter XVII or Chapter XXII of the Indian Penal Code ;\n(h) \"Government\" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(i) \"immoral traffic offender\" means a person who commits or abets the commission of any offence under the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women central Act and Girls Act, 1956 (Central Act 104 of 1956);\n(j) \"land-grabber\" means a person, who illegally takes possession of any land (whether belonging to Government, local authority or any other person) or enters into or creates illegal tenancies or lease and licence, agreements or any other agreement in respect of such lands; or who constructs unauthorised structures thereon for sale or hire, or give such lands to any person on rental or lease and licence basis or for construction or use and occupation of un-authorised structures or he knowingly gives financial aid to any person for taking illegal possession of such lands, or for construction of unauthorised structures thereon or who collects or attempts to collect from any occupier of such lands, rent, compensation or other charges by criminal intimidation or who evicts or attempts to evict any such occupier by force without resorting to the lawful procedure ; or who abets in any manner die doing of any of the above-mentioned things;\n(k) \"unauthorised structure\" means any structure constructed without express permission in writing of the appropriate authority under and in accordance with any law for the time being in force in the area concerned.",
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