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Section 17: Detention orders against any slumlord, bootlegger, drug-offender or dangerous person to be made under this Act and not under National Security Act.

The Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 55 of 1981

[17. Detention orders against any slumlord, bootlegger or drug-offender or dangerous persons to be made under this Act and not under National Security Act. No order of detention under the National Security Act, 1980 (LXV of 1980), shall be made by the State Government or any of its officer under that Act,-

(a) on and after the commencement of this Act, in respect of any slumlord, bootlegger or drugoffender &259; ] [* * *]

[(c) on and after the commencement of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug-offenders and Dangerous persons (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Mah. XXIV of 2009), in respect of any video pirate, ] [and]

[(d) on and after the commencement of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Dangerous persons and video pirates (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Mah. V of 2016), in respect of any sand smugglers.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981.
Section17
Marginal noteDetention orders against any slumlord, bootlegger, drug-offender or dangerous person to be made under this Act and not under National Security Act.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn 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, Mah. 29 of 1996. Section 17 was substituted by Mah. 29 of 1996, s. 5.
  • omitted, Mah. 24 of 2009. The word "and" was deleted by Mah. 24 of 2009, s. 5(a).
  • omitted, Mah. 5 of 2016. The word "and" was deleted by Mah. 5 of 2016, s. 5(i).
  • added, Mah. 24 of 2009. Clause (c) was added by Mah. 24 of 2009, s. 5(c).
  • added, Mah. 5 of 2016. This word was added by Mah. 5 of 2016, s. 5(ii).
  • added, Mah. 5 of 2016. Clause (d) was added by Mah. 5 of 2016, s. 5(iii).

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