[Act 51 of 1962] [12th December, 1962] An Act to provide for special measures to ensure the public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence and for the trial of certain offences and for matters connected therewith. WHEREAS the President has declared by Proclamation under clause (1) of Article 352 of the Constitution that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India is threatened by external aggression; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for special measures to ensure the public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence and for the trial of certain offences and for matters connected therewith; BE it, therefore, enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

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S.1 Short title, extent, application, duration and savings.--

S.2 Definitions.--

S.3 Power to make rules.--

S.4 Special powers to control civilian personnel employed in connection with the Armed Forces of the Union.--

S.5 Enhanced penalties.--

S.6 Temporary amendments to Acts.--

S.7 Constitution of Civil Defence Service.--

S.8 Appointment of members and officers.--

S.9 Dismissal of members of Civil Defence Service.--

S.10 Functions of members of Civil Defence Services.--

S.11 Penalty.--

S.12 Power to make rules.--

S.13 Constitution of Special Tribunals.--

S.14 Jurisdiction of Special Tribunals.--

S.15 Procedure of Special Tribunals.--

S.16 Exclusion of public from proceedings of Special Tribunals.--

S.17 Power of Special Tribunals.--

S.18 Sentences of Special Tribunals.--

S.19 Definitions.--

S.20 Liability for employment in national service.--

S.21 National Service Tribunals.--

S.22 Notified establishments.--

S.23 Employment of technical personnel in the national service..--

S.24 Reinstatement.--

S.25 Relinquishment of employment by dismissal of, and engagement by Establishment of, technical personnel.--

S.26 Penalties and procedure.--

S.27 Service of summons, notices, orders, etc.--

S.28 Power to make rules.--

S.29 Requisitioning of immovable property.--

S.30 Payment of compensation.--

S.31 Power to obtain information and give direction.--

S.32 Power of entry into, and inspection of, property, etc.--

S.33 Eviction from requisitioned property.--

S.34 Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.--

S.35 Release from requisition.--

S.36 Acquisition of requisitioned property.--

S.37 Compensation for acquisition of requisitioned property.--

S.38 Power to make rules.--

S.39 Certain properties requisitioned under previous law to be deemed to be requisitioned under this Chapter.--

S.40 Power to delegate.--

S.41 Rules to be laid before Houses of Parliament.--

S.42 Jurisdiction of ordinary courts.--

S.43 Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.--

S.44 Ordinary avocations of life to be interfered with as little as possible.--

S.45 Savings as to orders.--

S.46 Chapter III not to apply to measures taken for the protection of Armed Forces.--

S.47 Protection of action taken under the Act.--

S.48 Repeal and saving.--

S.49 Validation of certain requisitions.--