What is National Security Act

The National Security Act is an act that empowers the government to detain a person if the authorities are satisfied that he/she is a threat to national security or to prevent him/her from disrupting public order.

 

Key points under National Security Act are:

 

1. The act allows preventive detention for months

2. States or Centre can detain a people from acting in manner prejudicial to India's security

3. A person can be detained if he/she is a threat to India's relations with foreign countries

4. The Act is invoked to maintain public law and order

5. It empowers the government to detain foreigners and regulate his/her