S.1 Short title and commencement

       (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Police (Amendment) Act, 1979.
        (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

S.2 Insertion of new section 21A

       In the Kerala Police Act, 1969 (5 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after section 21, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
        “21A . Power to prohibit mass drill, mass training, etc.,- (1) The District Magistrate may, whenever he considers it necessary so to do for the preservation of the public peace or public safety or for the maintenance of public order, by public notice or by order directed to individuals, prohibit, in any area within his jurisdiction, the holding of, or taking part in, any mass drill or mass training with arms or the carrying of arms in any procession.
        Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, “arms” means any type of offensive weapon and includes lathi, dand and stick.
        (2) No prohibition under this sec

S.3 Amendment of section 25

       In section 25 of the principal Act,-
        (i) in the opening paragraph,-
        (a) for the words “order in writing”, the word “order” shall be substituted;
        (b) after the word and figures ‘section 21”, the word, figures and letter “section 21A,” shall be inserted;
        (ii) in clause (a), after the word and figures “section 21”, the words, figures and letter “or under section 21A" shall be inserted.

S.4 Insertion of new section 57A

       After section 57 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
        “57A. Contravention of prohibition made under section 21A.-Whoever contravenes any prohibition made under section 21A shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, but which shall not be less than three months, and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.”.