The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983

(1) This Act may be called the Chandigarh DisturbedAreas Act, 1983. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Chandigarh. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 7th day of October, 1983.

In this Act, (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh appointedunder article 239 of the Constitution; (b) "disturbed area" means the area which is for the time being declared by notification undersection 3 to be a disturbed area.

The Administrator may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, declare that the whole or any part of the Union territory of Chandigarh as may bespecified in the notification, is a disturbed area.

Any Magistrate or Police Officer notbelow the rank of Sub-Inspector or Havildar in case of the Armed Branch of the Police may, if he is ofopinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order, after giving such due warning, ashe may consider necessary, fire upon, or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death, against anyperson who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area,prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of beingused as weapons or of fire-arms, ammunition or explosive substances.

Any Magistrate or Police Officer notbelow the rank of a Sub-Inspector may, if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do, destroy any armsdump, prepared or fortified position or shelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to bemade or are attempted to be made or any structure used as training camp for armed volunteers or utilisedas a hide-out by armed gangs or absconders wanted for any offence.