Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act : POWER TO DECLARE AREAS TO BE DISTURBED AREAS Indian Bare Acts :

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act,1958

Act No : 28

Section : POWER TO DECLARE AREAS TO BE DISTURBED AREAS

SECTION 03: POWER TO DECLARE AREAS TO BE DISTURBED AREAS

If, in relation to any State or Union Territory lo which this Act extends, the Governor of that State or the Administrator of that Union Territory or the Central Government, in either case, is of the opinion that the whole or any part of such State or Union Territory, as the case may be, is in such a disturbed or dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, the Governor of that State or the Administrator of that Union Territory or the Central Government, as the case may be, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the whole or such part of such State or Union Territory to be a disturbed area].