Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
On and after the commencement of this Act, no order of detention under the National Security Act, 1980 (Central Act 65 of 1980) shall be made by the Government or any officer subordinate to it, in respect of any boot-legger, dangerous person, forest offender, gambler, goonda or property grabber in the Union territory of Puducherry on the ground of preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, in so far as an order under this Act, could be made for detention of such person. _____ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS FOR ACT NO. 10 OF 2010 The Preventive detention laws enforced in the Union territory at present are the National Security Act, 1980, the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 and the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980. These enactments are not sufficient and effective to control anti-social activities of boot-leggers, persons who habitually commit or abet the commission of offences affecting human body and against property and of criminal intimidation, etc., forest offenders, gamblers, goondas, and property grabbers. It is, therefore, proposed to bring about a local legislation to provide for preventive detention of persons indulging in the above kinds of anti-social activities and for the purpose, the term “anti-social activities” is defined to encompass the above activities. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects. _______