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Maintenance of Internal security Act, 1971State Act of Madhya Pradesh · Act 5 of 1971

(1) This Act may be called the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971.

(2) It extends to the whole India [* * *]:1 [Provided that every person in respect of whom an order of detention made under the Jammu and Kashmir Preventive Detention Act, 1964 (J&K Act XIII of 1964), is in force immediately before the commencement of the 2[Defence and Internal Security of India Act, 1971], shall continue to be governed by the provisions of that Act in respect of such detention as if this Act had not been extended to the State of Jammu Kashmir.]

1 The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" shall remain omitted and a proviso inserted at the end of the section till the continuation in force of the Defence and Internal Security of India Act, 1971 vide its Section 6(6).

2 Inserted by the Defence of India (Amendment) Act, 1975 (32 of 1975), S. 7 (w.e.f. 31-7- 1975).

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ActMaintenance of Internal security Act, 1971
Section1
Marginal noteShort title and extent
JurisdictionState of Madhya Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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