Delegation of Power to States and UT administrations under Section 42 of the UAPA 1967 in the matter of declaration of JKPL as Unlawful Association

2317 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1500] NEW DELH I, THURS DAY , MARCH 28, 2024 /CHAITRA 8, 194 6 CG-DL-E-28032024-253438 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28 th March, 2024 S.O. 1581 (E).—Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Centr al Government declared four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) namely JKPL (Mukhtar Ahmed Waza), JKPL (Bashir Ahmad Tota), JKPL (Ghulam Mohammad Khan @Sopori) also known as Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Political League and JKPL (Aziz Sheikh) led by Yaqoob Sheikh, as unlawful associations vide notification number S.O. 1415(E) dated the 15th March, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section -3, Sub -section (ii) dated the 15th March, 2024. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby directs that all powers exercisable by it under section 7 and section 8 of the sa id Act shall also be exercised by the State Governments and the Union territory administrations in relation to the above said unlawful associations. [F. No. 14017/33/2024/NI -MFO] PRAVEEN VASHISTA , Addl . Secy . Uploaded b y Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.