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Section 17

Maintenance of Internal Security Ordinance, 1971Ordinance · 1971

(i) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, any foreigner in respect of whom an order of detention has been made under this Ordinance may be detained without obtaining the opinion of the Advisory Board for a period longer than three months, but not exceeding two years from the date of his detention, in any of the following classes of cases or under any of the following circumstances, namely:—

(a) where such foreigner enters or attempts to enter the territory of India or is found therein with arms, ammunition or explosives, or

(b) where such foreigner enters or attempts to enter a notified area or is found therein in contravention of section 3 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1961, or 23 of 1961..

(c) where such foreigner enters or attempts to enter the local limits or is found within the local limits of such area adjoining the borders of India as may be specified in an order made under section 139 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968, without a valid travel document, or 47 of 1068.

(d) where the Central Government has reason to believe that such fareignex commits or is likely to commit any offence under the Official Secrete A«+. 1923. m of 1023.

SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 133

(2) In the case of any foreigner to whom sub-section (1) applies, sections 10 to 13 shall have effect subject to the following modifications, namely:—

(a) in section 10, for the words "shall, within thirty days", the words "may, at any time prior to but in no case later than three months before the expiration of two years" shall be substituted;

(b) in section 11,—

(i) in sub-section (2), for the words "from the date of detention", the words "from the date on which reference is made to it" shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "the detention of the person concerned", the words "the continued detention of the person concerned" shall be substituted;

(c) in section 12, for the words "for the detention" in both the places where they occur, the words "for the continued detention" shall be substituted;

(d) in section 13, for the words "twelve months", the words "three years'1 shall be substituted.

V. V. GIRI, President.

N. D. P. NAMBOODIRIPAD, Joint Secy, to the Govt, of India.

N ^ 7 D K T R m T ^ G ^ ™ ™ M A N A 0 B R ' 0 O V E R N M E N T OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAOER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1971

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ActMaintenance of Internal Security Ordinance, 1971
Section17
StatusIn force as published by the source

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