Preventive Detention (Continuance) Act, 1960
REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette 
of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 49] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 39, 1960/PAUSA 8, 1882
MINISTRY OF LAW
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 29th December, 1960/Pausa 8, 1882 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 28th December, 1960, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE PREVENTIVE DETENTION (CONTINUANCE) ACT, 1960
No. 61 of 1970
An Act to continue the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, for a further period.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Short title. 1. This Act may be called the Preventive Detention (Continuance) Act, 1960.
Amendment of section 1. 2. In sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950,4 of 1950. for the figures, letters and words “31st day of December, 1960”, the figures, letters and words “31st day of December, 1963” shall be substituted.
R. C. S. SARKAR, Secy.
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