This notification, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on December 30, 2019, declares the entire State of Nagaland a "disturbed area" under Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958. This declaration, effective from December 30, 2019, will remain in effect for a period of six months. The Central Government has made this decision based on the assessment that the area is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civil power is deemed necessary. The notification number is S.O. 4700 (E) and file number F. No. 7102003NE.I. The issuing authority is Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Nagaland: A state in India declared as a disturbed area.
Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958: The Act under which Nagaland is declared a disturbed area. (Act No. 28 of 1958)
Central Government: The government that declares the area as disturbed.
Satyendra Garg: The Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958: The specific section of the Act that confers the power to declare an area as disturbed.
December 30, 2019: The effective date of the declaration and the date of the notification.
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2019
S.O. 4700 (E).—Whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of State of
Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary.
2. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958
(No. 28 of 1958) the Central Government hereby declares that whole of the said State to be a ‘disturbed area’ for a period of
six months with effect from 30th December, 2019 for the purpose of that Act.
[F. No. 7/10/2003-NE.I]
SATYENDRA GARG, Jt. Secy.
6719 GI/2019
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