NIA Act, 2008
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The NIA Act, 2008 is an Indian law that created the National Investigation Agency and a special legal framework for investigating and prosecuting terrorism-related and other specified offences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NIA Act, 2008 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian parliamentary statute
ⓘ
counter-terrorism law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Indian citizens outside India in respect of scheduled offences
ⓘ
persons in service of Government of India outside India in respect of scheduled offences ⓘ persons on ships and aircraft registered in India in respect of scheduled offences ⓘ whole of India ⓘ |
| basisFor |
centralized investigation of major terrorism cases in India
ⓘ
operational powers of NIA officers ⓘ organizational structure of the National Investigation Agency ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
special courts for trial of NIA cases
ⓘ
taking up investigation of scheduled offences by NIA suo motu or on direction ⓘ transfer of investigation from State police to NIA ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createsAgency | National Investigation Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
jurisdiction of the National Investigation Agency
ⓘ
powers of the National Investigation Agency ⓘ procedure for investigation of scheduled offences by NIA ⓘ role of Central Government in directing NIA investigations ⓘ role of State Governments in NIA investigations ⓘ |
| empowers |
Central Government to direct NIA to investigate any scheduled offence
NERFINISHED
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NIA officers with powers similar to police officers under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfStatute |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkFor |
investigation of scheduled offences
ⓘ
prosecution of scheduled offences ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
NERFINISHED
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various anti-terrorism and security-related statutes in India ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeals from Special Courts to higher courts
ⓘ
appointment of judges to Special Courts ⓘ establishment of Special Courts for NIA cases ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a central counter-terrorism law enforcement agency
ⓘ
to establish the National Investigation Agency ⓘ to provide a legal framework for investigation and prosecution of certain offences affecting the sovereignty, security and integrity of India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
internal security of India
ⓘ
national security policy of India ⓘ |
| scheduleContains | list of scheduled offences ⓘ |
| shortTitle | NIA Act, 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
offences affecting the security of India
ⓘ
offences having inter-state and international ramifications ⓘ terrorism-related offences ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
criminal procedure law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2008 ⓘ |
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