(1) This Act may be called [the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.]
[(2) It extends to the whole of the States of [[Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.]]]
Section 1: Short title and extent.
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958Central Act · Act 28 of 1958
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Section | 1 |
| Marginal note | Short title and extent. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted, Act 34 of 1986. . Subs. by Act 34 of 1986, s. 40, for "Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and the Union territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram" (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
- substituted, Act 69 of 1986. . Subs. by Act 69 of 1986, s. 43, for "Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura and the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh" (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
- substituted, Act 7 of 1972. . Subs. by Act 7 of 1972, s. 3, for "the Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958" (w.e.f. 5-4-1972).
- substituted. . Subs. by s. 3,ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 5-4-1972).
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