"i  1 ••  ·biii no ·111:~·198j d  s_ the punjab disturbed areas bill, 1983 a billto '~lake better provision fot the suppression of disorder and for the restorat'ion and maintenance of public order in disturbed areas in, punjab he it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the punjab disturbed areas act, 1983 (2) it extends to the whole of the state of punjab ,5 (3) it shall be deenled to have come into force 011 the 7th diily of october, 1983 short title, extent andcom· menee-,"ent definition 2 in thi';; act, "disturbed area" means an area which is for the time being declared by notification under section 3 to be a disturbed area 3 the state government mly by notification in the official gazette, 10 declare that the whole or any part of any district of punjab as may be specified in the notification, is a disturbed area' powers to declare areuto be disturbed areas 4 any magistrate or police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector or havildar in case of the anned branch of the police may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of 15 public order, after giving such due warning, as he may consider necessary, fire upon, or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death, against any person who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area, prohibiting the power to tire upon perlons contravening certain orders assenluly o( live or more persons or the carryina of weapons or ot things capuble of being used as weapons or of fire-arms, ammw1itlon et e'xploiii\'e sub3tanees pqwers to ~estrcy anns dump, foruw poi1t1oos mr 5 any magistrate or police otjicer not below the rank of a sub-inspector may, if he is of opinion tbat it is necessary 80 to do, -t:n:r s any arms dump prepared or fortified position or shelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to be made or are attempted to be madt or any strueture used as trainllli camp for armed volunteers gi' utilized cl3 a hide')ut by anned eangs or absconders wanted for )' offence 10 6 no suit, prosecution or otht>r legalpro::;eedings shall be idstitutad exrept with the previous sanction of the state government apinst any person in respect of anything done or purporunc to be done in exeraise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 5 pro'~· tlo!'lof per::ons acf\nc under set:1ians 4 anes s 7 (1) the punjab disturbed areas ordinance, 1983, is her8y re- 15 5lltis pealed  l\qeal aari  vine· (2) notwithstanding 'such repeal, anyuun, done or any aation tabd under the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken ~nder th~ corresponding provisions ot tliis act, tile activities of the extremists, terrorists and secessionist elements in the state of punjab and the union territory of chandigarh have been a matter of serious concern these persons have been indulging in vlolent activities, terrorist methods and encollraghig illegal activities in order to arm the poliee authorities in punjab with ao:1itional powers to deal with the s:tuation which had arisen as a result ot these" activit!es and to restore conditions of peace and nofmalcy in punjab, the president promulgated on the 7th day of october, 1983 the punjab disturbed areas ordinance, 1983 (no5 of 1983) 2 th-e bill seeks to replace the ordinam'e new deihl; p c s~thi 1'hp b·th november, 1983, • _-, a bal to make better provision for the suppress'on of disorder and for the restoration and maintenance of public order in disturbed areas in punjab (sh7'i p c sethi, 'minister of home affairs) 