The North-East Frontier Agency Preventive Detention Regulation, 1970

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    "title": "The North-East Frontier Agency Preventive Detention Regulation, 1970",
    "short_title": "The North-East Frontier Agency Preventive Detention Regulation, 1970",
    "act_number": "Regulation No. 1 of 1970",
    "act_year": 1970,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The North-East Frontier Agency Preventive Detention Regulation, 1970",
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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": "(i) 'Additional Deputy Commissioner' means the Additional Deputy Commissioner of a District of the North-East Frontier Agency;\n(ii) 'Deputy Commissioner' means the Deputy Commissioner of a District of the North-East Frontier Agency;\n(iii) 'Detention order' means an order made under Section 3;\n(iv) 'Governor' means the Governor of Assam; and\n(v) 'North-East Frontier Agency' means the North-East Frontier Agency referred to in the North-East Frontier Areas (Administration).",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons.",
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            "content": "(a) if satisfied with respect to any person that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to-\n(i) the defence of India, the relations in India with foreign powers, or the security of India, or\n(ii) the security of the State or the maintenance of public order, or\n(iii) the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the commodity, or\n(b) if satisfied with respect to any person who is a foreigner within the meaning of the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946) that with a view to regulating his continued presence in India or with a view to making arrangements for his expulsion from India;\n(a) Deputy Commissioners, or\n(b) Additional Deputy Commissioners,",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Detention orders to be made in respect of persons in North-East Frontier Agency.",
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            "content": "(a) that the person to be detained thereunder is outside the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of the officer making the order, or\n(b) that the place of detention of such person is outside the said limits.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Execution of detention orders.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.",
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            "content": "(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 Governor may, by general or special order, specify; and\n(b) to be removed from one place of detention to another place of detention, whether within the North-East Frontier Agency or any other area within the State of Assam or in another State, by order of the Governor:",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Powers in relation to absconding person.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) make a report in writing of the fact to a Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction in place where the said person ordinarily resides and thereupon the provisions of Sections 87, 88 and 89 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898) shall apply in respect of the said person and his property as if the order directing that he is detained . were a warrant issued by the Magistrate;\n(b) by order notified in the official Gazette direct the said person to appear before such officer, at such place and within such period as may be specified in the order; and if the said person fails to comply' with such direction he shall, unless he proves that it was not possible for him to comply therewith and that he had, within the period specified in the order, informed the officer mentioned in the order of the reason which rendered compliance therewith impossible and of his whereabouts, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Constitution of Advisory Boards.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Reference to Advisory Boards.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Procedure of Advisory Boards.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Action upon the report of Advisory Board and the maximum period of detention.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Revocation of detention order.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Temporary release of persons detained.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Protection of action taken under the Regulation.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Certain provisions of the Regulation to have effect as if Act 5 of 1898 is in force.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th February, 2020 [ass145]",
        "Act Number": "Regulation No. 1 of 1970",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1970",
        "Short Title": "The North-East Frontier Agency Preventive Detention Regulation, 1970",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
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