The Maintenance of Internal Security (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976

• REGISTERED No . . D-(D)-'11 ~ EXTRAORDINARY •WT II--'~ 1 PART II-Section 1 snfq~ ~ snmm,- PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY .fl~,. 4!lt1"R, ;;y_~ 1 6, 197 6/itt~ 2 6, 18 98 NEWDHWI, WEDNBSDAY,JUNE 16, 1976/JYAISTHA 2(;, 1898 ['ff ~f'T if r~~ ,1115 ~~, ~"t <iflffT t f>ifri' f,t; q~ mf11' ~~~" t "q' if ~lll f ;;ff ~ I Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 16th June, 1976/Jyaistha 26, 1898 (Saka) THE MAINTENANCRQF INTERNI\L SECURITY AMEND- _ MENT ORDINANCE, 1976 - No. 5 OF 1976 Promulgated by the President in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India. An Ordinance further to amend the Maintenance of Internal Security Act r971. WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action; . Now, TIIEREFORF:, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance : - 1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Maintenance ·of Internal Short title Security (A.-nendment) Ordinance, 1976. and com- (2) It shall come into force( at once. 2. In section 16A of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act 1971 • . ' (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1), for the words "twelve months", the words "twe~ty-four months" shall be substituted. mence­ ment. Amend­ ment of Act 2& of 1971. Removal ot doubt!. 812 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART 11-Sl!c. l) 3. For t1'.e removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that every declara­ tion made under section 16A of the priincipal Act before thel commence­ ment of this Ordinance and in force immediately befure such commence­ ment shall _ have effect as if the1 amendment made in that section by this Ordinance had been in force on and from the 29th day of June, 1975. F AKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED I President. I I K. K. SUNDARAM ) Secy. to the Govt. of India. ,. j PRINTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER GOV NEW DELHI ANO PUBLISHED BY THE CON~NOLMLENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, ER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1976