The Telangana Public Security Measures Act, 1951.
telangana · 1951
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- S. 1The Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public Security Measures Act, 1951 applicable to the Telangana Area of the State of
- S. 2Section 2 allows the State Government to restrict or mandate a person's residence within specified areas for public interest.
- S. 3Section 3 mandates that orders must specify grounds and allow 10 days for representation, and cannot exceed three months unless reviewed by an Advisory Board.
- S. 4Section 4 establishes Advisory Boards to review and report on public security orders, determining if they were justified.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the State Government to impose collective fines on inhabitants of an area suspected of involvement in serious crimes.
- S. 6Please see now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- S. 7Section 7 omitted by the A
- S. 8Section 8 empowers the State Government to restrict removal of commodities for security or public order, with penalties for non-compliance.
- S. 9Section 9 empowers the State Government to direct residents to assist in public order maintenance and furnish specified information, with penalties for non-compliance.
- S. 10Section 10 allows the State Government to delegate its powers and duties to officers of a certain rank to maintain law and order.
- S. 11Section 11 presumes the validity of orders under the Act unless disproven and protects public officers from disclosing certain facts or documents.
- S. 12Section 12 outlines the methods for publishing and serving orders under the Telangana Public Security Measures Act, 1951.
- S. 13Substituted for the word “Jarida” by the A
- S. 14Section 14 repeals certain enactments and preserves specific provisions and notifications under the repealed acts.
- S. 15Section 15 protects individuals from legal action for actions taken in good faith under the Act.
- S. 16The section allows the State Government to create rules for implementing the Act via official notification.
- S. 17Section 17 states that the Act's provisions supplement, not override, existing laws.