Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com CHANDIGARH DISTURBED AREAS ACT, 1983 33 of 1983 [8th December, 1983] CONTENTS 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Powers to declare areas to be disturbed areas 4. Power to lire upon persons contravening certain orders 5. Powers to destroy arms dump fortified positions, etc 6. Protection of persons acting under sections 4 and 5 7. Repeal and saving CHANDIGARH DISTURBED AREAS ACT, 1983 33 of 1983 [8th December, 1983] The 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. There persons have been indulging in violent activities, terrorist methods and encouraging illegal activities. In order to arm the police authorities in Chandigarh with additional powers to deal with the situation which had arisen as a result of there activities and to restore conditions of peace and normalcy in Chandigarh, the President promulgated on the 7th day of October, 1983, the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Ordinance, 1983 (No. 6 of 1983). 2. The Bill seeks to replace the Ordinance.- Gaz. of Ind, 15-11-1983, Pt. II, S. 2 (Ext" p. 6 (No. 36). Act 15 of 1989.- Under the Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act, 1983, the power to accord sanction for instituting legal proceedings against any person in respect of anything done or purporting to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by the Act has been given only to the Central Governmnet. It is considered desirable that similar powers under the Chandigarh Disturbed. Areas Act, 1983 should be exercised by the Central Government and not by the Administrator of the Union territory as provided in the Act at present. The proposed amendment seeks to achieve this objective.- Gaz. of Ind., 4-4- 1989, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 2 (No. 10). 1. Short title, extent and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Chandigarh. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7th of October. 1983. 2. Definitions :- In this Act,- (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. Powers to declare areas to be disturbed areas :- The Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the whole or any part of the Union territory of Chandigarh as may be specified in the notification, is a disturbed area. 4. Power to lire upon persons 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 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 of explosive substances. 5. Powers to destroy arms dump fortified positions, etc :- Any Magistrate or Police Officer not below the rank of a Sub- 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 attacked 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 hide-out by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any offence. 6. Protection of persons acting under sections 4 and 5 :- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted except with the previous sanction of 1 [The Central Government] against any person in respect of anything done or purporting to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 and Rule 5. 1. Substituted for the words "the Administrator" by the Chandigarh Disturbed Areas (Amendment) Act (15 of 1980), S. 2 (18-5-1989). 7. Repeal and saving :- (1) The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Ordinance, 1983, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.