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The Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 2007

The Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 2007

Criminal200730 sections

The Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act 2007 regulates public safety and order by enabling the government to preemptively detain individuals who threaten public peace. It specifically applies to repeat offenders classified as known goondas or known rowdies, which includes bootleggers, drug traffickers, loan sharks, environmental exploiters, and copyright pirates. This legislation matters because it grants authorities the power to restrict and detain people without immediate trial to prevent local crimes. To prevent potential abuse of this authority, the act mandates the establishment of an independent Advisory Board to review all detention orders, providing a critical safeguard for basic civil liberties.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Power to make orders for detaining Known Goondas and Known Rowdies.
  5. 4. Execution of detention orders.
  6. 5. Places of detention.
  7. 6. Powers in relation to absconding persons.
  8. 7. Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed.
  9. 8. Constitution of Advisory Board.
  10. 9. Reference to Advisory Board.
  11. 10. Procedure of Advisory Board and further action.
  12. 11. Detention orders not invalid or inoperative on certain matters.
  13. 12. Maximum Period of detention.
  14. 13. Revocation of detention order.
  15. 14. Temporary release of persons detained.
  16. 15. Power to make orders restricting the movements of certain persons.
  17. 16. Punishment for concealing persons ordered to be detained.
  18. 16A. Prohibition of use of material object.
  19. 17. Power to search and seizure.
  20. 17A. Procedure for search and seizure.
  21. 17B. Procedure for confiscation.
  22. 17C. Order for confiscation.
  23. 17D. Material objects not liable to confiscation to be returned to the owner
  24. 17E. Burden of proof.
  25. 17F. Confiscated material object to be vested in Government.
  26. 18. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  27. 19. Offences to be cognizable and Non-bailable.
  28. 20. Manner of issue of orders of Government.
  29. 21. Power to make rules.
  30. 22. Repeal and Saving.

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