Amendment of Schedule, etc
Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 deals with amendment of Schedule, etc. The Central Government may, by [notification], in the Official Gazette,-- (a) add an organisation to the [First Schedule] [or the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule]; The Act came into force on 30 Dec 1967.
1[ 35. Amendment of Schedule, etc.-- (1) The Central Government may, by 2[notification], in the Official Gazette,--
(a) add an organisation to the 3[First Schedule] 4[or the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule];
(b) add also an organisation to the 3[First Schedule], which is identified as a terrorist organisation in a resolution adopted by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 4[or the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule], to combat international terrorism;
(c) remove an organisation from the 3[First Schedule] 4[or the name of an individual from the Fourth Schedule];
(d) amend the 3[First Schedule] 4[or the Fourth Schedule] in some other way.
(2) The Central Government shall exercise its power under clause (a) of sub-section (1) in respect of 5[an organisation or an individual only if it believes that such organisation or individual is] involved in terrorism.
(3) For the purposes of sub-section (2), 6[an organisation or an individual shall be deemed to be involved in terrorism if such organisation or individual]--
(a) commits or participates in acts of terrorism, or
(b) prepares for terrorism, or
(c) promotes or encourages terrorism, or
(d) is otherwise involved in terrorism.
7[(4) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or remove or amend the Second Schedule or Third Schedule and thereupon the Second Schedule or the Third Schedule, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.
(5) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) shall, as soon as may be after it is issued, be laid before Parliament.]
Section 35, The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (Act 37 of 1967).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 1
Made under this section, and citing it
18 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
- Declaration of eighteen(18) more individuals as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (S.O. 3816(E) to 3833(E))Notification 2020
- Declaration of nine more individuals as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (S.O.No. 2164,2165,2166,2167,2168,2169,2170,2171 and 2172)Notification 2020
- Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh as Terrorist organisationNotification 2019
- Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Muhammad Sahib, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar are declared as individual terrorists and add their name to schedule 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967Notification 2019
- Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and all its manifestationsNotification 2019
- Designation of Al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) as Terrorist Organisation under UAPANotification 2018
- Islamic State-Islamic State of Iraq and Levant-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Daish as terrorist organisationNotification 2018
- Khalistan Liberation Force and all its manifestationsNotification 2018
- The Khalistan Liberation Force and all its manifestations declared as terrorist organisationNotification 2018
- Decalring Ansar-Ul-Ummah(AUU) as Terrorist OrganizationNotification 2015
- Declaration of NSCN(K) as terrorist organizationNotification 2015
- Declaring ISIS as terrorist organisaitonNotification 2015
- Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen or Harkat-Ul-Ansar or Harkat-Ul-Jehad-E-Islami or Ansar-Ul-Ummah (AUU) declared as Terrorist organisationNotification 2015
- Islamic State-Islamic State of Iraq and Levant-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Daish and all its manisfestation as terrorist organisationNotification 2015
- Declaration of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) as terrorist organizationNotification 2014
- Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) all its formations and front organisations as terrorist organisationNotification 2012
- Declaring Indian Mujahideen (IM) as Terrorist OrganizationNotification 2010
- Communist Party of India (Maoist) all its formations and front organisations as terrorist organisationNotification 2009
Questions about Section 35
What does Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act deal with?
Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is headed "Amendment of Schedule, etc". [ 35. Amendment of Schedule, etc.-- (1) The Central Government may, by [notification], in the Official Gazette,-- (a) add an organisation to the [First Schedule] [or the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule];
How do I find court cases under Section 35 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 35, section 35 Uapa, section 35 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 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 18: most recently Declaration of eighteen(18) more individuals as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (S.O. 3816(E) to 3833(E)) (2020), then Declaration of nine more individuals as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (S.O.No. 2164,2165,2166,2167,2168,2169,2170,2171 and 2172) (2020), and 16 more.
When did Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act come into force?
Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, cited as Uapa 35, 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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