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Repealed or not in force

The Defence and Internal Security of India Act, 1971

41 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 1Short title, extent, application, duration and savings
  4. 2Definitions
  5. II — EMERGENCY POWERS
  6. 3Power to make rules
  7. 4Special powers to control civilian personnel employed in connection with the Armed Forces of
  8. 5Enhanced penalties
  9. 6Temporary amendments to Acts
  10. III — SPECIAL TRIBUNALS
  11. 7Constitution of Special Tribunals
  12. 8Jurisdiction of Special Tribunals
  13. 9Procedure of Special Tribunals
  14. 10Exclusion of public from proceedings of Special Tribunals
  15. 11Powers of Special Tribunals
  16. 12Sentences of Special Tribunals
  17. IV — EMPLOYMENT OF TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE
  18. 14Liability for employment in national service
  19. 15National Service Tribunals
  20. 16Notified establishments
  21. II — EMERGENCY POWERS
  22. 16BEffect of order made by the Central Government, etc
  23. IV — EMPLOYMENT OF TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE
  24. 17Employment of technical personnel in the national service
  25. 18Re-instatement
  26. 19Relinquishment of employment by, dismissal of, and engagement by establishment of, technical personnel
  27. 20Penalties and procedure
  28. 21Service of summons, notices, orders, etc
  29. 22Power to make rules
  30. V — REQUISITIONING AND ACUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
  31. 23Requisitioning of immovable property
  32. 24Payment of compensation
  33. 25Power to obtain information and give direction
  34. 26Power of entry into, and inspection of, property, etc
  35. 27Eviction from requisitioned property
  36. 28Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning
  37. 29Release from requisition
  38. 30Acquisition of requisitioned property
  39. 31Compensation for acquisition of requisitioned property
  40. 32Power to make rules
  41. 33Certain properties requisitioned under previous law to be deemed to be requisitioned under this Chapter
  42. VI — SUPPLEMENTAL
  43. 34Power to delegate
  44. 35Rules to be laid before Houses of Parliament
  45. 36Jurisdiction of ordinary courts
  46. 37Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments
  47. 38Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible
  48. 39Savings as to orders
  49. 40Protection of action taken under the Act