The Gujarat Prohibition of Maintenance of Private Armed Force Act, 1989

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    "title": "The Gujarat Prohibition of Maintenance of Private Armed Force Act, 1989",
    "short_title": "The Gujarat Prohibition of Maintenance of Private Armed Force Act, 1989",
    "act_number": "Gujarat Act No. 9 of 1989",
    "act_year": 1989,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
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    "description": "The Gujarat Prohibition of Maintenance of Private Armed Force Act, 1989",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"gram panchayat\" and \"nagar panchayat\" means a gram panchayat and a nager panchayat established under the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961 (Gujarat VI of 1962);\n(b) \"land\" means land which is used for agricultural purpose or which is so used but is left fallow, and includes the site of farm building apertenant to such land;\n(c) \"land holder\" means a person who is the holder of land or is interested in land and includes, in relation to any land within the jurisdiction of a gram panchayat or a nagar panchayat, such panchayat;\n(d) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under Section 8;\n(e) \"private armed force\" means a force consisting of one or more persons who are armed for the whole or part time and maintained by or subject to the control of, a person other than the Union or the State Government, but does not include a person employed as a helper or sathi or an agricultural labourer who is not armed.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Prohibition against keeping and maintenance of private armed force.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Employment by a land-holder of persons who are armed.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Restriction of employment made by landholder.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "6. Penalty for contravention of section 3 or 5.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Offences to be cognizable.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Power of State Government to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) the number of persons under the provision to Section 4,\n(b) the information to be furnished and the time within which and the manner in which such information shall be furnished under sub-section (1) of Section 5,\n(c) the amount of the bond to be executed and of the surety to be furnished under proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 5,\n(d) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed by rules.",
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            "number": "9",
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        "Act Number": "Gujarat Act No. 9 of 1989",
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        "Act Year": "1989",
        "Short Title": "The Gujarat Prohibition of Maintenance of Private Armed Force Act, 1989",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:49"
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