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The National Security Act, 1980

Grounds of detention severable

In force From 27 Dec 1980 Act 65 of 1980 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 65 of 1980 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 27 Dec 1980 In force 27 Dec 1980

Section 5A of the National Security Act, 1980 deals with grounds of detention severable. Where a person has been detained in pursuance of an order of detention whether made before or after the commencement of the National Security (Second Amendment) Act, 1984 (60 of 1984)] under section 3 which has been made on two or more grounds, such order of detention shall be deemed to have been ma The Act came into force on 27 Dec 1980.

1[5A. Grounds of detention severable.—Where a person has been detained in pursuance of an order of detention whether made before or after the commencement of the National Security (Second Amendment) Act, 1984 (60 of 1984)] under section 3 which has been made on two or more grounds, such order of detention shall be deemed to have been made separately on each of such grounds and accordingly—

(a) such order shall not be deemed to be invalid or inoperative merely because one or some of the grounds is or are—

(i) vague,

(ii) non-existent,

(iii) not relevant,

(iv) not connected or not proximately connected with such person, or

(v) invalid for any other reason whatsoever,

and it is not, therefore, possible to hold that the Government or officer making such order would have been satisfied as provided in section 3 with reference to the remaining ground or grounds and made the order of detention;

(b) the Government or officer making the order of detention shall be deemed to have made the order of detention under the said section after being satisfied as provided in that section with reference to the remaining ground or grounds.]

Section 5A, The National Security Act, 1980 (Act 65 of 1980).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 3 Power to make orders detaining certain persons

Questions about Section 5A

What does Section 5A of the National Security Act deal with?

Section 5A of the National Security Act is headed "Grounds of detention severable". [5A. Grounds of detention severable.—Where a person has been detained in pursuance of an order of detention whether made before or after the commencement of the National Security (Second Amendment) Act, 1984 (60 of 1984)] under section 3 which has been made on two or more grounds, such order of dete

How do I find court cases under Section 5A of the National Security Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: National Security Act 1980 5A, section 5A National Security Act 1980, section 5A of the National Security Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 5A of the National Security Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3 (Power to make orders detaining certain persons), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 5A of the National Security Act come into force?

Section 5A of the National Security Act, cited as National Security Act 1980 5A, came into force on 27 Dec 1980, having been enacted on 27 Dec 1980. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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