LawgistThe Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act
1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of July, 1990.
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*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas
- 4 Special powers of the armed forces
- 5 Power of search to include powers to break open locks, etc
- 6 Arrested persons and seized property to be made over to the police
- 7 Protection of persons acting in good faith under this Act
- 8 Repeal and saving
