Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

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Act ID:	196737
Act Number:	37
Enactment Date:	1967-12-30
Act Year:	1967
Short Title:	The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations, and for dealing with terrorist activities, and for matters connected therewith.
Ministry:	Ministry of Home Affairs
Department:	Department of Internal Security
Enforcement Date:	30-12-1967


Schedule 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 3. THE THIRD SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 4. THE FOURTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER III

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER IV

PUNISHMENT FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER V

FORFEITURE OF PROCEEDS OF TERRORISM OR ANY PROPERTY INTENDED TO BE USED FOR TERRORISM

CHAPTER VI

TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and application. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Declaration of an association as unlawful. Show Related Subordinates
Section 4. Reference to Tribunal. Show Related Subordinates
Section 5. Tribunal. Show Related Subordinates
Section 6. Period of operation and cancellation of notification.
Section 7. Power to prohibit the use of funds of an unlawful association.
Section 8. Power to notify places used for the purpose of an unlawful association.
Section 9. Procedure to be followed in the disposal of applications under this Act.
Section 10. Penalty for being member of an unlawful association, etc.
Section 11. Penalty for dealing with funds of an unlawful association.
Section 12. Penalty for contravention of an order made in respect of a notified place.
Section 13. Punishment for unlawful activities.
Section 14. Offences to be cognizable.
Section 15. Terrorist act.
Section 16. Punishment for terrorist act.
Section 16A. [Omitted].
Section 17. Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act.
Section 18. Punishment for conspiracy, etc.
Section 18A. Punishment for organising of terrorist camps.
Section 18B. Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act.
Section 19. Punishment for harbouring, etc.
Section 20. Punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation.
Section 21. Punishment for holding proceeds of terrorism. Show Related Subordinates
Section 22. Punishment for threatening witness.
Section 22A. Offences by companies.
Section 22B. Offences by societies or trusts.
Section 22C. Punishment for offences by companies, societies or trusts.
Section 23. Enhanced penalties.
Section 24. Reference to proceeds of terrorism to include any property intended to be used for terrorism.
Section 24A. Forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.
Section 25. Powers of investigating officer and Designated Authority and appeal against order of Designated Authority.
Section 26. Court to order forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.
Section 27. Issue of show cause notice before forfeiture of proceeds of terrorism.
Section 28. Appeal.
Section 29. Order of forfeiture not to Interfere with other punishments.
Section 30. Claims by third party.
Section 31. Powers of Designated Authority.
Section 32. Certain transfers to be null and void.
Section 33. Forfeiture of property of certain persons.
Section 34. Company to transfer shares to Government.
Section 35. Amendment of Schedule, etc. Show Related Subordinates
Section 36. Denotification of terrorist organisation or individual.
Section 37. Review Committees.
Section 38. Offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation
Section 39. Offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation.
Section 40. Offence of raising fund for a terrorist organisation
Section 41. Continuance of association.
Section 42. Power to delegate. Show Related Subordinates
Section 43. Officers competent to investigate offence under Chapters IV and VI.
Section 43A. Power to arrest, search, etc.
Section 43B. Procedure of arrest, seizure, etc.
Section 43C. Application of provisions of Code.
Section 43D. Modified application of certain provisions of the Code.
Section 43E. Presumption as to offence under section 15.
Section 43F. Obligation to furnish information.
Section 44. Protection of witnesses.
Section 45. Cognizance of offences.
Section 46. Admissibility of evidence collected through the interception of communications.
Section 47. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 48. Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.
Section 49. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 50. Saving.
Section 51. Impounding of passport and arms licence of person charge sheeted under the Act
Section 51A. Certain powers of the Central Government.
Section 52. Power to make rules. Show Related Subordinates
Section 53. Orders and rules to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

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Year	Description	Files
05-02-1968	The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Rules, 1968 (English)
14-10-2004	The Procedure for Admission and Disposal of Application Rules, 2004
14-10-2004	The Qualifications for the members of the Review Committee Rules, 2004
31-12-2008	The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (Recommendation and Sanction of Prosecution) Rules, 2008 (English & Hindi)
19-09-2013	Investigation of High Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency Offences Rules, 2013
25-09-2019	Notification regarding Rules to amend Procedure for Admission and Disposal of Application Rules, 2004.

Year	Description	Files
07-02-2008	Declaring SIMI as unlawful association
05-03-2008	Constitution of Tribunal
12-03-2008	Excercise of powers under section 7 and 8 by state Governments and UT Administrations
20-03-2008	The Unlawful Association (Prevention) Tribunal order dated 27.02.2008 consisting of Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal, declaring Deendar Anjuman as an Unlawful Association
22-06-2009	Communist Party of India (Maoist) all its formations and front organisations as terrorist organisation
05-02-2010	Declaring SIMI as unlawful association
05-03-2010	Corrigendum to Notification dated 5.2.2010
02-06-2010	Declaring Indian Mujahideen (IM) as Terrorist Organization
12-01-2012	Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) all its formations and front organisations as terrorist organisation
14-05-2012	S.O. 1062 (E) - The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam declared as a unlawful association
07-06-2012	The Unlawful Activites (Prevention) Tribunal consisting of Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.K. Jain, sitting Judge of the Delhi High Court
16-11-2012	Declaration of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council of Meghalaya and its various wings as unlawful associations
23-11-2012	National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) as an unlawful association
27-11-2012	Declaration of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) of Assam as unlawful
27-11-2012	United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) alongwith all its factions, wings and front organizations as unlawful associations
11-12-2012	Tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in High Court of Delhi, in the matter of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eleam (LTTE)
18-12-2012	Constitution of Tribunal in respect of NDFB
03-10-2013	Declaration of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) of Tripura and their various wings as unlawful associations
03-10-2013	Declaration of National Liberation Front of Tripura(NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) as unlawful
13-11-2013	Declaration of Meitei Extremists Organisations,viz,the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA),the United Revolution Party of Kngleipak Communist Party(KCP) the Kanglei Yaol Kanbalup(KYKL)and the MPLF as unlawful
13-12-2013	Declaration of Meitei Extremists Organisations, viz, PLA, PREPAK, KCP, KYKL and MPLF as unlawful
14-05-2014	Proscription of LTTE as Unlawful Association
14-05-2014	S.O.1272 (E) - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (hereinafter referred to as the LTTE), is an association based in Sri Lanka but having its supporters, sympathisers and agents
05-06-2014	The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal consisting of Honble Mr. Justice G.P. Mittal a sitting Judge of the High Court of Delhi for declaring the LTTE as an Unlawful association
31-10-2014	Declaration of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) as terrorist organization
16-11-2014	Declaration of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council of Meghalaya its various wings as unlawful
20-11-2014	Judgement passed by the Unlawful Activities Tribunal in the matter of LTTE
20-11-2014	The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) had declared the LTTE to be an unlawful association vide notification of the Govt. of India in the MHA number S.O. 1272 (E) dated 14.05.2014
23-11-2014	Declaration of National Drmocratic Front of Boroland(NDFB) of Assam as unlawful
27-11-2014	Declaring National Liberation Front of Asom(ULFA) of Assam as unlawful
16-02-2015	Declaring ISIS as terrorist organisaiton
16-02-2015	Islamic State-Islamic State of Iraq and Levant-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Daish and all its manisfestation as terrorist organisation
09-04-2015	Decalring Ansar-Ul-Ummah(AUU) as Terrorist Organization
09-04-2015	Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen or Harkat-Ul-Ansar or Harkat-Ul-Jehad-E-Islami or Ansar-Ul-Ummah (AUU) declared as Terrorist organisation
28-09-2015	National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) declared as an Unlawful Association
06-11-2015	Declaration of NSCN(K) as terrorist organization
04-05-2016	UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) TRIBUNAL declaring National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) an Unlawful Association
17-11-2016	Declaring Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) as Unlawful Association
22-05-2017	Tribunal Order Notification about Islamic Research Foundation(IRF)
19-06-2018	Designation of Al-Qaida in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) as Terrorist Organisation under UAPA
19-06-2018	Islamic State-Islamic State of Iraq and Levant-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Daish as terrorist organisation
26-12-2018	Khalistan Liberation Force and all its manifestations
26-12-2018	The Khalistan Liberation Force and all its manifestations declared as terrorist organisation
05-02-2019	Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and all its manifestations
28-02-2019	Central Government hereby directs Government of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise in respect of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as an Unlawful Association
28-02-2019	Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir declared as an unlawful association
22-03-2019	Central Government hereby directs Government of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise in respect of Jammu and Kashmir Front (Mohd. Yasin Malik faction) as an Unlawful Association
22-03-2019	Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (Mohd. Yasin Malik faction) as an Unlawful association
23-03-2019	Constitution of Tribunal for the purpose of adjudicating whether Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu and Kashmir as an unlawful
14-05-2019	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam declared as an Unlawful association
23-05-2019	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh as Terrorist organisation
27-05-2019	S.O.1853(E)-Constitution of Tribunal for declaring LTTE as an unlawful association
04-09-2019	Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Muhammad Sahib, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar are declared as individual terrorists and add their name to schedule 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
22-11-2019	Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal Order dated 6.11.2019 confirming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an unlawful association w.e.f. 14.05.2019
01-07-2020	Declaration of nine more individuals as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (S.O.No. 2164,2165,2166,2167,2168,2169,2170,2171 and 2172)
27-10-2020	Declaration of eighteen(18) more individuals as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (S.O. 3816(E) to 3833(E))