Short title, extent, application, duration and savings

(1) This Act may be called the Defence of India Act, 1971. (2) It extends to the whole of India and it applies also- (a) to citizens of India outside India. (b) to persons in the service of the Government, wherever they may be; (c) in respect of the regulation and discipline of the naval, military and air forces or any other armed forces of the Union, to members of, and persons attached to, employed with, or following, those forces, wherever they may be; (d) to, and to persons on, ships and aircraft registered in India wherever they may be. (3) It shall come into force at once and shall remain in force during the period of operation of the Proclamation of Emergency and for a period of six months thereafter, but its expiry under the operation of this sub-section shall not affect- (a) the previous operation of, or anything duly done or suffered under, this Act or any rule made thereunder or any order made under any such rule, or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under this Act or any rule made thereunder or any order made under any such rule, or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence under this Act or any contravention of any rule made under this Act or of any order made under any such rule, or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid. and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not expired.