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Section 57

The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001Ordinance · 2001

(1) Any police officer who exercises powers corruptly or Punislunentand maliciously, knowing that there are no reasonable grounds for compensation for malicious action.

proceeding under this Ordinance, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, 'or with both.

(2) If t h e Special Court is of opinion that any person has been corruptly or maliciously proceeded against under tQs Ordinance, the court may award such compensation as it deems fit to the person, so proceeded against -and it shall be paid by the officer, person, authority or Government, as may be specified in the,order.

58. Notwithstanding a'nything contained in any other law for the Ilnpoundingof time being in force, the passport and the arms licence of a person, who passport and arms licence of is charge sheeted for having committed any offence under this Dcrson charm " Ordinance, shall be. deemed to have been impounded for such period as under the Special Court may deem fit. Ordinance.

I = 59. (1) The Central Government and each State Gbvement shall, Review .

4 whenever necessary, constitute one or more Review Committees for Committees.

the purposes of this Ordinance.

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(2) Every such Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and such other members not exceeding thee and possessing such qualificitions as may be prescribed.

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. , . ; , . . . . . . : - 46 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINaRY - [PART II- -- / \ ( 3 ) A Chairperson of the Committee shall be a person who is, or / who has been, a Judge of a High Court, who shall be appointed by the Central Government, or as the case may be,. the State Government; so \ however, that the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court shall be obtained in the case of a sitting Judge:

Provided that in the case of a Union territory,'the appointment of a person who is a Judge of the High Court of a State shall be made as a Chairperson with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court.

Power of High 60. The High Courts may, by notifications in the Official Gazette, I make such rules, if any, as they may deem necessary for carrying out rules.

. - the provisions of this Ordinance relating to Special Courts within their .-- territories.

Power to make 61. (1) Without prejudice to the powers of the High Courts to make rules rules under section 60, the Central Gover'nment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules fbr carrying out the provisions of this < .

Ordinance.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the # foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following f matters, namely: - I

(a) regulating the conduct of persons in respect of areas the control of which is considered necessary or expedient and .the _ removal of such persons fiom such areas;

(b) the entry into, and search of,-

(i) any vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or I SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 47

(ii) any place, whatsoever, reasonably suspected of. being used for committing the offences referred to in section 3 or section 4 or for manufacturing or storing anything for the commission of any such offence;

(c) conferring powers upon,-

(i) the Central Government;

(ii) a State Government:

(iii) an Administrator of a Union territory under article 239 of the Constitution;

(iv) an officer of the Central Government not lower in rank than that of a Joint Secretary; or

(v) an officer of a State Government not lower in rank than that of a District Magistrate, to make general or special orders to prevent or deal with terrorist acts;

(d) the arrest and trial of persons contravening any of the rules or any order made thereunder;

(e) the punishment of any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets or attempts to abet the contravention of any rule or order made thereunder with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or fine or both.

(f) providing for the seizure and detention of any property in respect of which such contravention, attempt or abetment as is referred to in clause (e) has been committed and for the adjudication of such seizure and detention, whether by any court or by any other authority.

(g) determination of the price of the forfeited property under ' 48 THE GAZETl'E OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II- sub-section (2) of section 10; i

(h) the procedure of making application under sub-section (3) of section 19;

(i) the qualifications of the members of the Review Committee under sub-section (2) of section 59.

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SCHEDULE (see section 18) TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS

1. BABBAR KHALSA INTERNATIONAL.

2. КHALISTAN COMMANDO FORCE.

3. KHALISTAN ZINDABAD FORCE.

4. INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION.

5. LASHKAR-E-TAIBA/PASBAN-E-AHLE HADIS.

6. JAISH-E-MOHAMMED/TAHRIK-E-FURQAN.

7. HARKAT-UL-MUJAHIDEEN/HARKAR-UL-ANSAR/KARKAT- UL-JEHAD-E-ISLAMI

8. HIZB-UL-MUJAHIDEEN/HIZB-ULMUJAHIDEEN PIR PANJAL REGIMENT.

9. AL-UMAR-MUJAHIDEEN.

10. JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT.

11. UNITED LEBERATION FRONT OF ASSAM (ULFA)

12. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF BODOLAND(NDFB).

13. PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY(PLA).

14. UNITED NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (UNLF).

15. PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY OF KANGLEIPALK(PREPAK).

16. KANLEIPAK COMMUNIST PARTY (KCP) , 50 THE GAZElTE OF N I A EXTRAORDINARY [PART ~~--SEC. 11 . 1

17. KANGLEI YAOL KANBA LUP (KYKL)

18. MANIPUR PEOPLE'S LIBRATION FRONT (MPLF).

19. ALL TRIPURA TIGER FORCE.

20. NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT OF TRIPURA.

21. LTBERATTON 'I 'lGEKS O F TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) . j C

23. DEENDAR ANJUMAN;

t SUBHASH C. JAIN, Secy. to the Govt. ofIndia.

I PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT PF INDIA PRESS (PLU), MINT0 ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELIfl, 2001.

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ActThe Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001
Section57
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