TAMIL NADU PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, FOREST-OFFENDERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, SAND-OFFENDERS, SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO PIRATES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014

TAMIL NADU PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, FOREST-OFFENDERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, SAND-OFFENDERS, SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO PIRATES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014

Preamble - TAMIL NADU PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, FOREST-OFFENDERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, SAND-OFFENDERS, SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO PIRATES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014

TAMIL NADU PREVENTION OF DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES OF BOOTLEGGERS, DRUG-OFFENDERS, FOREST-OFFENDERS, GOONDAS, IMMORAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS, SAND-OFFENDERS, SLUM-GRABBERS AND VIDEO PIRATES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014[1]

[Act No. 19 of 2014]

[3rd September, 2014]

PREAMBLE

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand-offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Section 1 - Short title and commencement

(1)     This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand-offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates (Amendment) Act, 2014.

(2)     It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by Notification, appoint.

Section 2 - Amendment of long title

In the long title to the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic offenders, Sand-offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the expression "Bootleggers, Drug-offenders", the expression "Bootleggers, Cyber law offenders, Drug-offenders" shall be substituted.

Section 3 - Amendment of preamble

In the preamble to the principal Act,

(1)     in the first paragraph, for the expression "Bootleggers, Drug-offenders", the expression "Bootleggers, Cyber law offenders, Drug-offenders" shall be substituted;

(2)     In the second paragraph?

(a)      for the expression "Bootleggers, Drug-offenders", the expression "Bootleggers, Cyber law offenders, Drug-offenders" shall be substituted;

(b)      the expression "eight" shall be omitted.

Section 4 - Amendment of Section 1

In Section 1 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression "Bootleggers, Drug-offenders", the expression "Bootleggers, Cyber law offenders, Drug-offenders" shall be substituted.

Section 5 - Amendment of Section 2

In Section 2 of the principal Act,--

(1)     in clause (a), after sub-clause (i), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:--

"(i-A) in the case of a Cyber law offender, when he is engaged, or is making preparations for engaging, in any of his activities as a Cyber law offender, which affect adversely, or are likely to affect adversely, the maintenance of public order;";

(2)     fter clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--

"(bb) "Cyber law offender" means a person, who commits or attempts Central Act 21 to commit or abets the commission of any offence, punishable under Chapter XI of 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000) of the Information Technology Act, 2000;";

(3)     ?in clause (f), the expression "habitually" shall be omitted.

Section 6 - Amendment of Section 3

In Section 3 of the principal Act, in sub-section(1), after the expression "Bootlegger", the expression "or Cyber law offender" shall be inserted.

Section 7 - Amendment of Section 17

In Section 17 of the principal Act,--

(1)     In the marginal heading, for the expression "Bootlegger, Drug-offender", the expression "Bootlegger, Cyber law offender, Drug-offender" shall be substituted;

(2)     for the expression "Bootlegger, Drug-offender", the expression "Bootlegger, Cyber law offender, Drug-offender" shall be substituted.