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National Security Guard Act
An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for combating terrorist activities with a view to protecting States against internal disturbances and for matters connected therewith.
| Act Id | 198647 |
| Act Number | 47 |
| Enactment Date | 1986-09-22 |
| Act Year | 1986 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Enforcement Date | 16-10-1986 |
- PRELIMINARY
- CONSTITUTION OF THE SECURITY GUARD AND CONDITIONS OR SERVCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY GUARD
- 4 Constitution of the Security Guard
- 5 Control, direction, etc
- 6 Liability for service outside India
- 7 Resignation and withdrawal from the post
- 8 Tenure of service under the Act
- 9 Termination of service by Central Government
- 10 Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers
- 11 Certificate of termination of service
- 12 Restrictions respecting right to form associations, freedom of speech, etc
- 13 Remedy of aggrieved persons other than officers
- 14 Remedy of aggrieved officers
- OFFENCES
- 15 Offences in relation to the terrorists and other persons in arms against the Union and punishable with death
- 16 Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times
- 17 Mutiny
- 18 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 19 Absence without leave
- 20 Striking or threatening superior officer
- 21 Disobedience to superior officer
- 22 Assault and obstruction
- 23 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 24 Ill-treating a subordinate
- 25 Drunkenness
- 26 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 27 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 28 Escape from custody
- 29 Offences in respect of property
- 30 Extortion and exaction
- 31 Making away with equipment
- 32 Injury to property
- 33 False accusations
- 34 Falsifying official documents and false declarations
- 35 False declaration on appointment
- 36 Offences relating to Security Guard Court
- 37 False evidence
- 38 Unlawful detention of pay
- 39 Unbecoming conduct
- 40 Violation of good order and discipline
- 41 Miscellaneous offences
- 42 Attempt
- 43 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 44 Abetment of offences that have not been committed
- 45 Civil offences
- 46 Civil offences not triable by a Security Guard Court
- PUNISHMENTS
- 47 Punishments awardable by Security Guard Courts
- 48 Alternative punishments awardable by Security Guard Courts
- 49 Combination of punishments
- 50 Punishments otherwise than by Security Guard Courts
- 51 Minor punishments
- 52 Limit of punishments under section 51
- 53 Punishment of officers of or below the rank of Squadron Commanders by officers not below the rank of Inspectors-General
- 54 Punishment of persons of the rank of Assistant Commander
- ARREST AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
- SECURITY GUARD COURTS
- 61 Kinds of security Guard Courts
- 62 Power to convene General Security Guard Court
- 63 Power to convene a Petty Security Guard Court
- 64 Contents of warrants issued under sections 62 and 63
- 65 Composition of General Security Guard Court
- 66 Composition of a Petty Security Guard Court
- 67 Summary Security Guard Court
- 68 Dissolution of a Security Guard Court
- 69 Powers of a General Security Guard Court
- 70 Powers of a Petty Security Guard Court
- 71 Powers of a Summary Security Guard Court
- 72 Prohibition of second trial
- 73 Period of limitation for trial
- 74 Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
- 75 Application of Act during term of sentence
- 76 Place of trial
- 77 Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court
- 78 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
- PROCEDURE OF SECURITY GUARD COURTS
- 79 Presiding officer
- 80 Judge Attorneys, etc
- 81 Challenges
- 82 Oaths of members, Judge Attorney and witness
- 83 Voting by members
- 84 General rule as to evidence
- 85 Judicial notice
- 86 Summoning witnesses
- 87 Documents exempted from production
- 88 Commissions for examination of witnesses
- 89 Examination of witness on commission
- 90 Conviction of offence not charged
- 91 Presumption as to signatures
- 92 Appointment paper
- 93 Presumption as to certain documents
- 94 Reference by accused to Government officer
- 95 Evidence of previous convictions and general character
- 96 Lunacy of accused
- 97 Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial
- 98 Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 97
- 99 Release of lunatic accused
- 100 Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives
- 101 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial
- 102 Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed
- 103 Powers of Security Guard Court in relation to proceedings under the Act
- CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
- 104 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
- 105 Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Security Guard Cour
- 106 Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Security Guard Court
- 107 Limitation of powers of confirming authority
- 108 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentence
- 109 Revision of finding or sentenc
- 110 Finding and sentence of a Summary Security Guard Court
- 111 Transmission of proceedings of Summary Security Guard Cour
- 112 Alteration of finding of sentence in certain cases
- 113 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Security Guard Court
- 114 Annulment of proceedings
- EXECUTION OF SENTENCES, PARDONS, REMISSIONS, ETC.
- 115 Form of sentence of death
- 116 Commencement of sentence of imprisonmen
- 117 Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- 118 Temporary custody of offender
- 119 Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special case
- 120 Conveyance of prisoner from place to place
- 121 Communication of certain orders to prison officers
- 122 Execution of sentence of fine
- 123 Informality or error in the order or warran
- 124 Pardon and remissio
- 125 Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission
- 126 Suspension of sentence of imprisonmen
- 127 Orders pending suspension
- 128 Release on suspension
- 129 Computation of period of suspension
- 130 Order after suspensio
- 131 Reconsideration of case after suspension
- 132 Fresh sentence after suspension
- 133 Scope of power of suspension
- 134 Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal
- MISCELLANEOUS
