(1) If the Government is of opinion that any association is, or has become, an unlawful association, it may by notification, declare such association to be unlawful.
(2) Every such notification shall specify the grounds on which it is issued:
Declaration of an association as unlawful.
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Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall require the Government to disclose any fact which it considers to be against the public interest to disclose.
(3) Where such unlawful association has a registered office, the notification shall be served by sending the same through Registered post or handed over to any office-bearer in such registered office and in case any office bearer is not available or refuses to receive the notification, the same shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the office.
Where the association does not have a registered office the notification shall be published in any one local news paper.
(4) The notification shall be in force for a period of one year and may be extended for such further period or periods not exceeding one year at a time, as may be deemed necessary after reviewing the position.
(5) A notification issued under sub-section (1) may be revoked by the Government where they consider that the need for its continuance has ceased.
4. Any association declared to be unlawful may, if it so chooses, send a representation to the Government within fifteen days from the date of publication of the notification or the date of receipt or affixture thereof in the manner specified in section 3, whichever is later, and such representation shall be placed before the Advisory Board for its consideration. The association may if it so desires request for a personal hearing before the Advisory Board.