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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill, 2019
August 4 , 2019
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- Both houses of Parliament have passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019.
- It amends Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
- The Bill empowers government to designate even “Individuals” as terrorists in addition to designating certain organisations as terrorist organisations.
- Earlier investigation of cases may be conducted by officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Commissioner of Police or above.
- The Bill additionally empowers the officers of the NIA of the rank of Inspector or above, to investigate cases.
- Earlier acts done in contravention to 9 treaties, including the Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (1997) and the Convention against Taking of Hostages (1979) were defined as terrorist acts.
- The amendment includes one more convention - International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (2005)
- Under the 1967 Act, an investigating officer is required to obtain the prior approval of the DGP to seize properties that may be connected with terrorism.
- Now the amendments add that if the investigation is conducted by an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the approval of the Director General of NIA would be required for seizure of such property.
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