Short title, extent and application
Section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 deals with short title, extent and application. This Act may be called the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). The Act came into force on 30 Dec 1967.
1[1. Short title, extent and application.--(1) This Act may be called the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967).
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Act for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he is held guilty in India.
(4) Any person, who commits an offence beyond India, which is punishable under this Act, shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Act in the same manner as if such act had been committed in India.
(5) The provisions of this Act apply also to--
(a) citizens of India outside India;
(b) persons in the service of the Government, wherever they may be; and
(c) persons on ships and aircrafts, registered in India, wherever they may be.
Section 1, The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (Act 37 of 1967).
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is headed "Short title, extent and application". [1. Short title, extent and application.--(1) This Act may be called the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967).
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) 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: Uapa 1, section 1 Uapa, section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) 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 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and has it changed?
2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal Order dated 6.11.2019 confirming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an unlawful association w.e.f. 14.05.2019 (2019), then Declaring SIMI as unlawful association (2008).
When did Section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act come into force?
Section 1 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, cited as Uapa 1, came into force on 30 Dec 1967, having been enacted on 30 Dec 1967. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions888 words
- 43D. Modified application of certain provisions of the Code585 words
- 8. Power to notify places used for the purpose of an unlawful association570 words
- 7. Power to prohibit the use of funds of an unlawful association541 words
- 25. Powers of investigating officer and Designated Authority and appeal against order of Designated Authority498 words
- 15. Terrorist act423 words
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