 bm no 112 of 1983 the chandigarh disturbed areas bill, 1983 a billto make better provision for the suppression of disorder and for the restoration and maintenance of public order in disturbed 4r8gb in chandigarh be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the chandigarh disturbed areas act, short, 1983 title, u-(2) it extends to the whole of the union territory of chandigarh tent and commencement (3) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7'th day of october, 1983 2 in this act,-deftn1-tiod' 10 (a) "administrator" means the administrator of the union territory of chandigarh appointed under article 239 of the constitution; (b) "disturbed area" means the area which is for the time being declared by notification under section 3 to be a disturbed area 3 the administrator may, by notification in the oftlcial gazette, 15 declare that the whole or any part of the union territory of chandigarh as may be specified in the notification, is a disturbed area powers to declare areaato be disturbed 1ireu contravening certain orders • any magistrate or police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector or havildar in case of the armed branch of the police may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of 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 5 who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area, prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of being used as weapons or of fire-arms, ammunition or explosive substances powers to destroy arms· dump, fortlfled politioilll, etc 5 any magistrate or police officer not below the rank of a sub- 10 inspector may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, destroy 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 made or any structure used as training camp for armed volunteers or utilised as a hideout by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any 15 offence 6 no suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of the administrator against any person in respect of anything done or purporting to be done in exer~ of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 5 80 protection of persona act1nl under hctiona 4 and i '1 (1) the chandigarh disturbed areas ordinance, 1983, is hereby 8 of 1918 repealed repeal ancl uvine· (~) notwithstanding suah repeal, anything done or any action taken un~r the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or tabn under the co~nding provisions of this act  statement of objects and reasonsthe 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 violent activities, terrorist methods and encouraging illegal activities in order to arm the police authorities in chandigal'h with additional powers to deal with the situation which had arisen as a result of these activities and to restore conditions of peace and normalcy in chandigarh" the lpresident promulgated on the 7th day of october, 1983, the chandigarh disturbed areas ordinance, 1983 (no6 of 1983) 2 the bill seeks to replace the ordinance new 'deihl; p c sethi the 8th november, 1983 -  a billto make better provision for the buppr88lion of disorder and for the reatoration and maintenance of public order in dibturbed are in chandigarh (shri p c sethi, minuter of home atilt,,) 