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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- 1Power to make laws on preventive detention for reasons connected with the Security of India lies exclusively with State Legislatures.
- 2A detainee under the NSA has a guaranteed constitutional right to be represented by a legal practitioner before the Advisory Board.
- 3The National Security Act allows for preventive detention to prevent a person from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or maintenance of public order.✓
- 4Under Article 22, a person can be held under preventive detention for a maximum period of 6 months without obtaining the opinion of an Advisory Board.
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The National Security Act allows for preventive detention to prevent a person from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or maintenance of public order.
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