Indian Polity · Polity
With reference to Preventive Detention and the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, which of the following statements is correct?
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- 1The power to make laws regarding preventive detention for reasons connected with the 'Security of India' is vested concurrently in both the Parliament and the State Legislatures.
- 2A person detained under the National Security Act has a fundamental right to be represented by a legal practitioner of their choice during the proceedings before the Advisory Board.
- 3The National Security Act (NSA) allows for the detention of a person to prevent them from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or maintenance of public order.✓
- 4Under Article 22 of the Constitution, a person can be held under preventive detention for a maximum period of six months without obtaining the opinion of an Advisory Board.
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The National Security Act (NSA) allows for the detention of a person to prevent them from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or maintenance of public order.
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