' no l6 of 1914 the national security (amendment) bill, 1984  abill r'·' to amend the nciti01l4l security act, 1980, in it, clppucation to the state of punjab and the' union territory of chandigarh bi it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fifth year of the republic of imiia as follows: - 1 (1) this act may be called the national security (amendment) short  a~ 1864 title and commenc:e-5 (2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of april, ment 1984 2 the national security act, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as the' principal amend act) shall, in its application to the state of punjab and the union territory of ment at act chandigarh, have effect subject to tile ameadments specified in sections 3 to 5 65 of 1980 ia ill appli cation to punjab add chandl garb 3 in sub-section (4) of section 3 of the principal act, in the proviso,-amendmeat of loction 3 (_) for the words "ten days", the words "fifteen days" shall be 8ublu-tuted; (b) for the words "fifteea days", the words "twenty days" shall be n~tu~ 5 4 in section 8 of the principal act, in sub-section (1), for the words "ten days", the words "fifteen days" shall be substituted amendmentof ec:tion 8 5 in the principal act, after section 14, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-jmertion efdew ~on "'a circum-tadcea in which per-'14a (l) notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing pro- ie visions of this act, any person in respect of whom an order of detention bas been made under this act at any time before the 3rd day of april, 1985 may be detained without obtaining the opinion of the advisory board for a period longer than three months, but not exceeding six months, from the date of his detention where such person had been de- 15 tained with a view to preventing him from acting, in any disturbed area, ill any manner prejudicial to-(0) the defence of india; or (b) the security of india; or iods may bedetaided forperiodl jonger tbanthree illo!ltm withoot btaidiba theopidiod ofadviaory boarda (c) the security of the state; or (d) the main1eoance of public order; or (e) the maintenance of 8upplies and services essential to the community expltjrrotion 1-the provisions of the explanation to sub-section (2) of section 3 shall apply for the purposes of this sub-iiection as they its apply for the purposes of that sub-sectiod explanation 2-ln this sub-section, "disturbed area" means any area which is for the time being declared by noti8catioo under section 3 of the punjab disturbed areas act, 1983, or under section 3 of the '2 of 1913 chandigadl disturbed areas act, 1983, to be a disturbed area so 33 01 1983 (2) in the case ot any penon to whom sub-section (1) applies, iectioos 10 to 13 shall have effect subject t8 the following modificatiodb, name1y:-(a) in section 10, for the worda "shall, within three weeks", the words "sball, within four months and two weeks" sba11 be substitu- '5 ted; (b) in seet10n 11,-(i) in sub-sectiod (i) for the words "seven weeks", the words "fiv~ months and three weeki" shall be subttituted; (ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "detention of the person concerned", the words "continued detention of the person concerned" shall be substituted; 5 (c) in section 12, (or the words "for the detention", at both the places where they occur, the words "for the continued detention" shall be substituted; (d) in section 13, for the words "twelve months", the words "two years" shall be substituted' i of 1884 6 (1) the national security (amendment) ordinance, 1984, is here-10 by repealed repeal and laving -(2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal act, as amended dr the said ordinances, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the prjnc:lpal act, as amended by this act  statement of objects and reasonsthe activities of the extremist and terrollst elements in the "disturbed areas" of p'jnjab and chandigarh have been a matter of serious concern these persons have been indulging in violent activities and terrorist methods, including threats to persons involved in the investigation and prosecution of cases 'to enable the administration to deal effectively with such elements in these "disturbed areas", and to enable them to - take preventive action, the president promulgated on the 5th apru, 1984, the national security (amendment) ordinance, 1984 (5 of ]984) 2 the ordinance amended the national security act, 1980 in its application to the state of punjab and the union territory of chandtgarb-ca) to increase from ten days to fifteen days the maximum period within which grounds of detention may in exceptional circumstances be communicated to the detenu, (b) to provide in certain cases for detention of persons without obtaining the opin1on of the advisory board for a period of more tlian three months but not exceeding six months from the date of their detention and to provide also in such cases for a longer maximum period of detention; and (e) to make the necessary consequential amendments in the act s the bill seeks to replace the above ordinance new delio:; p c sbthl tile 12th ami, 1984  ,(e 01' 1980)3 (1) | power      ||------------|| make       || erdcrs     || detaininl  || eertain    || i'icrso"~ |(4) when any order is made under this section by an ofticer mentioned in sub-section (3'), he shall forthwith report the fact to th~ state government to which he is subordinate together with the fp,"ounds od which the order has been made and such other particulars as, in his opinion, have a bearing on the mattei', and no such order shall remain in force for more than twelve days after the making thereof unless, in the meantime, it has been approved by the state governm~nt: provided that where under section 8 the grounds of detent jon arc communicated by th~ officer making the order after five days but not later than ten days from the date of detention, this sub-section shall apply subjects to the modification that, for the words "twelve days", the words "fifteen days" shall be substitut~d  - - - - - 8 (1) wh~q a person is dtltained in punuanee of a detention order, the authority making the order shall, as soon as may be, but ordinarily grounds of order of detcntitm to be disclosed to persons affected by the order  110t later than five days and in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing not later than ten days from the dale of detention communicate to him the grounds on which the order has been made and shall afford him th~ earliest opportunity of making a representation against the order to the approprinte government - - - y " bill  , to amend the national security act, 1980, in its application to the state of punjab and the union' territory of chandiprh   ~ "  ,,,   ,'  4; 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