 the maintenance of internal security (second amendment) bill, 1976 a billfurther to amend the maintenance of internal security act, w71be it enacted by parliament in the twenty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the maintenance of internal security(second amendment)act, 19765(2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of june,shotttitle andcommencement19762 in section16a of the maintenance of internal security act, 1971(hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in sub-section(1), for the words "twelve months", the words "twenty-four months" shall be substi-amendment of act 26 of197110 tuted3 for the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that every declara-removal of doubtstion made under section 16,aof the principal act before the commencement of this act and in force immediately before such commencement shall have effect as if the amendment made in that section by this act had15 been in force on and from the 29th day of june, 19754 (1) the maintenance of internal security(amendment)ordinance,1976is hereby repealedrepeal andsaving(2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal act as amended by the said ordinance shall be deemed20 to have been done or taken under the principal act as amended by this act statement of' objects and reasonsthe special provisions for dealing with the emergency contained in section 16a of the maintenance of internal security act, 1971, would have ceased to have effect on the expiry of twelve months from the 25th day of june, 1975 in the interests of the security of the country and public order and for effectively meeting the emergency, it was considered necessary to extend the period of operation of these provisionshence, the president promulgated, on the 16th june, 1976, the maintenance of internal security(amendment)ordinance,1976, to extend the period of operation of the said provisions so as to provide that the provisions shall have effect for the period of twenty-four months(instead of twelve months) from the 25th day ofjune, 1975"or the period of operation of the proclamation of emergency issued in 1971, or the period of operation of the proclamation of emergency issued in 1975, whichever is the shortestthe ordinance also provided for the continuance of the declarations made under the said provisions before the commencement of the ordinance and in force immediately before such commencementthe bill seeks to replace the above-mentioned ordinance k brahmananda reddinewdelhi;\the 25,th july, 1976 annexure extractfromthemaintenanceof internalsecurityact, 1971 (26 of 1971)    16a (1) notwithstanding anything contained in this act or any rules of natural justice, the provisions of this section shall have effect during the period of operation of the proclamation of emergency issued under clause(1) of article352 of the constitution on the 3rd day of december, special provisions for dealing with emergency1971, or the proclamation of emergency issued under that clause on the25th day of june,1975, or a period of twelve months from the 25th day of june,1975, whichever period is the shortest lok sabra a billfurther to amend the maintenance of internal security act, 1971(shri k brahmanancla reddy"minister of home affairs)