Which amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act allowed the Central Government to designate an individual as a terrorist?
- A.The amendment of 2004
- B.The amendment of 2008
- C.The amendment of 2012
- D.The amendment of 2019
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, the amendment of 2019. Until then the UAPA allowed the Government to notify only an organisation as a terrorist organisation; the UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019 added the power to notify an individual as a terrorist and to enter that name in the Fourth Schedule of the Act. The same amendment allowed an officer of the National Investigation Agency of the rank of Inspector and above to investigate offences under the Act, and allowed property to be attached with the approval of the Director General of the NIA. Option A is wrong because the 2004 amendment inserted the chapters on terrorist acts and terrorist organisations when the Prevention of Terrorism Act was repealed. Option B is wrong because the 2008 amendment, passed after the Mumbai attacks, dealt with the time allowed for investigation and with bail. Option C is wrong because the 2012 amendment widened the economic offences covered, such as the financing of terrorism.
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Practice Questions
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- A.1963
- B.1967
- C.1980
- D.2008
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- A.Section 2
- B.Section 3
- C.Section 4
- D.Section 6
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- A.The Governor of the State
- B.The High Court of the State
- C.The Central Government
- D.The State Government
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Read the full explanation →What is the maximum period for which a person may be detained under the National Security Act, 1980?
- A.Three months
- B.Six months
- C.Twelve months
- D.Twenty-four months
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Read the full explanation →Under which provision of the Constitution is preventive detention beyond three months permitted only when an Advisory Board reports that there is sufficient cause for it?
- A.Article 20(3)
- B.Article 21
- C.Article 22(4)
- D.Article 32
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Article 22(4) says that no law providing for preventive detention shall authorise detention for longer than three months unless an Advisory Board, consisting of persons qualified to be judges of a High Court, has reported before the expiry of that period that there is sufficient cause for the detention.
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