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National Security Act (Australia)
National Security Act may refer to: *National Security Act (India), law to provide for preventive detention *National Security Act (South Korea), regarding seditious activities *National Security Act of 1947, a United States law that established the Central Intelligence Agency *National Security Act 2017 (Canada) *National Security Act 2023, a UK act strengthening laws against espionage, political interference, sabotage, and assassination See also *National Security Law (other) * NSA (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Act (India)
The National Security Act of 1980 is an act of the Indian Parliament promulgated on 23 September 1980 whose purpose is ''"to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith".'' The act extends to the whole of India. It Contains 18 sections. This act empowers the Central Government and State Governments to detain a person to prevent him/her from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of India, the relations of India with foreign countries, the maintenance of public order, or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do. The act also gives power to the governments to detain a foreigner in a view to regulate his presence or expel from the country. The act was passed in 1980 during the Indira Gandhi Government. As per a 1993 report 72.3 percent of 3783 people under the law were later released due to lack of evidence. Historical background The National Security Act is not the first law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Act (South Korea)
The National Security Act is a South Korean law enforced since 1948 with the avowed purpose ''"to secure the security of the State and the subsistence and freedom of nationals, by regulating any anticipated activities compromising the safety of the State."''국가보안법 Korea Ministry of Government Legislation Accessed 6 Oct 2014. However, the law now has a newly inserted article that limits its arbitrary application. ''"In the construction and application of this Act, it shall be limited at a minimum of construction and application for attaining the aforementioned purpose, and shall not be permitted to construe extensively this Act, or to restrict unreasonably the fundamental human rights of citizens guaranteed by the Constitution."'' In 2004, legislators of the then-majority [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Act Of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 ( Pub.L.br>80-253 61 Stat.br>495 enacted July 26, 1947) was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II. The majority of the provisions of the act took effect on September 18, 1947, the day after the Senate confirmed James Forrestal as the first secretary of defense. The act merged the Department of the Army (renamed from the Department of War), the Department of the Navy, and the newly established Department of the Air Force (DAF) into the National Military Establishment (NME). The act also created the position of the secretary of defense as the head of the NME It established the United States Air Force under the DAF, which worked to separate the Army Air Forces into its own service. It also protected the Marine Corps as an independent service under the Department of the Navy. Aside from the unification of the three military departments, the act established the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Act 2017 (Canada)
The ''National Security Act, 2017'' is a Canadian statute enacted by the Parliament of Canada to reform the oversight of the National Security Agencies of Canada, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). It also makes various adjustments to supporting legislation, including the ''National Defense Act,'' the ''Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act'' the ''Communications Security Establishment Act'' and the Criminal Code to support these new mechanisms. Summary The act replaces certain key oversight bodies, and expands oversight to include a new Agency that reviews the actions taken on behalf of the Government of Canada by its national security agencies, as well as an Officer of Parliament that has quasi-judicial authority to review such actions, and make a report to the Prime Minister and Parliament. It amends certain sections of the ''Canadian Security Intellig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Act 2023
The National Security Act 2023 (c. 32) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced new measures intended to strengthen United Kingdom national security against espionage, interference in the political system, sabotage, and assassination. In a press release, the government stated that "The new powers will help ensure that the UK remains the hardest operating environment for malign activity undertaken by foreign actors", quoting MI5 Director General, Ken McCallum as saying "The National Security Act is a game changing update to our powers. We now have a modern set of laws to tackle today’s threats." The core measures put in place by the act came into force on 20 December 2023 and were described at the time as "the most significant reform of espionage law in a century". The act repeals and replaces the Official Secrets Act 1911, Official Secrets Act 1920 and Official Secrets Act 1939. The act The act introduces new offences relating to espionage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Law (other)
National Security Law may refer to: *National Security Law of the United States *National Security Law of the People's Republic of China **Macau national security law ** Hong Kong national security law *National Security Law (Brazil) The National Security Law was a Brazilian law that sought to guarantee the national security of the State against the subversion of law and order. It was revoked in 2021 by Law No. 14,197, though its provisions pertaining national security and the ... See also * National Security Act (other) * NSL (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |