 :~:' ~,} ~ ~:"' 'if  bill no 15 of 1966 the armed forces (special powers) amendment bill, 1966 a bill:', further to amend the armed forces (speciaz powers) regulation, 1958 be it enacted by parliament in the seventeenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the armed forces (special powers) short amendment act, 1966 title amendment of long title s 2 in the long title of the armed forces (special powers) regulation, 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulation), the words "the kohima and mokokchung districts of" shall be omitted  3 in section 1 of the principal regulation,-amendmentof section 1 (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-u (2) it extends to the whole of the state of nagaland"; (b) in sub-section (4), for the words "eight years", the 5 words "nine years" shall be substituted  4 in section 3 of the principal regulation,-amendmentof section 3 (a) the words "the kohima district or the mokokchung district in" shall be omitted; (b) for the words "the whole or any part of such district 10 or districts, as the case may be,", the words "the whole or, as the case may be, such part of the state of nagaland" shall be substituted  statement of objects and reasons- t~" " ' ,,,' the armed forces (special powers) regulation, 1958, was pro-"isnulgated to confer special powers on ofticers of the armed forces to , enable them to aid effectively the civil power in the disttwbed areas '; of kohima and mokokchung districts of the then naga hills-!\iens&ng area though the duration of the regulation was initially , - for one year, it was extended from year to year having rega:rd to ;~\he circumstances prevailing in those areas and the current extension is due to expire on the 4th april, 1966 it is proposed to provide for the continuance of the regulation for a further period of one year as the stage for dispensing with it has not yet been reached ~' '2 it is further proposed to extend the application of this regula-, tion to tuensang district of n agaland in order to facilitate use of the ;,," armed forces of the union in this district also and to have uni-~" formity in the deployment of forces and conduct of operations ',fthroughout n agaland the regulation is at present applicable to , mokokchung and kohima districts only ' 3 the bill seeks to achieve the above objects   f ~              ,-                      •• ' \              ~                               , "                                new delhi; ," ~he 13th february, 1966                                                                                                                                                                                                                              swaran singh, - - - - - - a regulation to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon officers of the armed forces in disturbed areas in the kohima and mokokchung districts of the state of nagaland - - - - - - 1 (1) - - - - (2) it extends to the kohima and mokokchung districts of the state of n agaland -    - - short title, extent , eommencement and duration (4) it shall remain in force for a period of eight years - - - - - - power to declare areas to:be d~­tuj'lbed  , areas 3 if the governor of nagaland is of opinion that the whole or any part of the kohima district or the mokokchung district in the state of nagaland is in such a disturbed or dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, he may, by notification in the official gazette, declare the whole or any part of such district or districts, as the case, may be, to be a disturbed area - - - - - - - a bill further to amend the armed forces (special pow regulation, i958 - (sardar swaran singh, minister of external affalrs) 