<h2 class="ql-align-center">UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967</h2>&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">About:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">First enacted in 1967 to deal with secessionist movements and anti-national activities</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Empowers the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate and prosecute cases under UAPA across the country</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Application:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It extends to the whole of India and applies to anyone who commits a UAPA crime in India or outside India</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It applies to Indian citizens irrespective of where the crime is committed</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It also includes people in Government service, and people on ships and aircraft registered in India</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Provisions:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Lays down the definitions and rules for designating an organization as an "unlawful association" if it is engaged in certain types of activities</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Under the Act, the central government may designate an organization as a terrorist organization if it:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Commits or participates in acts of terrorism;</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Prepares for terrorism;</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Promotes terrorism; or</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Otherwise involved in terrorism</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Amendments:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">In 2004, it was amended, and 'terrorist activities' were brought within its ambit</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">The 2019 Amendment gave the Home Ministry the power to designate individuals as terrorists</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">UAPA set out “reasonable restrictions” on the fundamental freedoms under Article 19(1) of the Constitution, such as freedom of speech, the right to assemble peacefully, and the right to form associations.</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=" https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/current-affairs-batch-2026-prelims-mains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/c58e1046-9566-11f0-be50-f7ac9f777531.jpeg"></a>&nbsp;Telegram Link: <a href="https://t.me/sunyaias_CA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">https://t.me/sunyaias_CA</a>&nbsp;#UAPA #UnlawfulActivitiesPreventionAct #NIA #TerrorismLaws #IndianLaw #CounterTerrorism #NationalSecurity #AntiNationalActivities #SecessionistMovements #FundamentalRights#PolityAndGovernance#UPSC2026 #UPSCPreparation #UPSCExam #UPSC_Prelims_2026 #CurrentAffairs #Current_Affairs_for_UPSC_Prelims #DailyCurrentAffairs #CA_for_Govt_Exams #The_Hindu_News #The_hindu_Current_Affairs #Sunya_IAS #Best_UPSC_Coaching #Best_Current_Affairs #CivilServices

UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT OF 1967