THE CHANDIGARH DISTURBED AREAS ACT, 1983

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    "title": "THE CHANDIGARH DISTURBED AREAS ACT, 1983",
    "short_title": "Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983",
    "act_number": "33",
    "act_year": 1983,
    "act_type": "CENTRAL",
    "location": "Chandigarh",
    "law_status": "overruled",
    "enactment_date": "1983-12-08",
    "description": "Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "An Act to make better provision for the suppression of disorder and for the restoration and\nmaintenance of public order in disturbed areas in Chandigarh.\nBE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.(1) This Act may be called the Chandigarh Disturbed\nAreas Act, 1983.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Chandigarh.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7th day of October, 1983.",
            "footnote": "",
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            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Definitions",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2. Definitions. In this Act,-",
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            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(a)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"Administrator\" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh appointed\nunder article 239 of the Constitution;",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 50
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(b)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(b) \"disturbed area\" means the area which is for the time being declared by notification under\nsection 3 to be a disturbed area.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Powers to declare areas to be disturbed areas",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "3. Powers to declare areas to be disturbed areas. The Administrator may, by notification in the\nOfficial Gazette, declare that the whole or any part of the Union territory of Chandigarh as may be\nspecified in the notification, is a disturbed area.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4. Power to fire upon persons contravening certain orders",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "4. Power to fire upon persons contravening certain orders. Any Magistrate or Police Officer not\nbelow the rank of Sub-Inspector or Havildar in case of the Armed Branch of the Police may, if he is of\nopinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order, after giving such due warning, as\nhe may consider necessary, fire upon, or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death, against any\nperson who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area,\nprohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of being\nused as weapons or of fire-arms, ammunition or explosive substances.",
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            "sort_order": 80
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5. Powers to destroy arms dump, fortified positions, etc",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "5. Powers to destroy arms dump, fortified positions, etc. Any Magistrate or Police Officer not\nbelow the rank of a Sub-Inspector may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, destroy any arms\ndump, prepared or fortified position or shelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to be\nmade or are attempted to be made or any structure used as training camp for armed volunteers or utilised\nas a hide-out by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any offence.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 90
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "Section 6. Protection of persons acting under sections 4 and 5",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "6. Protection of persons acting under sections 4 and 5. No suit, prosecution or other legal\nproceedings shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of 1[the Central Government]against any\nperson in respect of anything done or purporting to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by\nsections 4 and 5.",
            "footnote": "1. Subs. by Act 15 of 1989, s. 2, for \"the Administrator\" (w.e.f. 18-5-1989).",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 100
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "Section 7(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "7. Repeal and saving. (1) The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Ordinance, 1983 (6 of 1983), is hereby\nrepealed.",
            "footnote": "6 of 1983",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 110
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "Section 7(2)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be\r\ndeemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.",
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        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "198333",
        "Act Number": "33",
        "Enactment Date": "1983-12-08",
        "Act Year": "1983",
        "Short Title": "Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983",
        "Department": "Ministry of Home Affairs",
        "Type": "CENTRAL",
        "Location": "Chandigarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:51:49"
}