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second schedule,exempted organisation,intelligence organisation,human rights violations,corruption
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THE SECOND SCHEDULE
(See section 24)
Act shall apply to the intelligence and security organisations specified in the Second Schedule, being organisations established by the Central Government, provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded.
Section 24: Act not to apply to certain organisations
(1) Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the intelligence and security organisations specified in the Second Schedule, being organisations established by the Central Government or any information furnished by such organisations to that Government:
Provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded under this sub-section:
Provided further that in the case of information sought for is in respect of allegations of violation of human rights, the information shall only be provided after the approval of the Central Information Commission, and notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, such information shall be provided within forty-five days from the date of the receipt of request.
(2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the Schedule by including therein any other intelligence or security organisation established by that Government or omitting therefrom any organisation already specified therein and on the publication of such notification, such organisation shall be deemed to be included in or, as the case may be, omitted from the Schedule.
(3) Every notification issued under sub-section (2) shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
(4) Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to such intelligence and security organisation being organisations established by the State Government, as that Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify:
Provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded under this sub-section:
Provided further that in the case of information sought for is in respect of allegations of violation of human rights, the information shall only be provided after the approval of the State Information Commission and, notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, such information shall be provided within forty-five days from the date of the receipt of request.
(5) Every notification issued under sub-section (4) shall be laid before the State Legislature.
List of Organisations
- Intelligence Bureau.
- Research and Analysis Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat.
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
- Central Economic Intelligence Bureau.
- Directorate of Enforcement.
- Narcotics Control Bureau.
- Aviation Research Centre.
- Special Frontier Force.
- Border Security Force.
- Central Reserve Police Force.
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
- Central Industrial Security Force.
- National Security Guards.
- Assam Rifles.
- Sashastra Seema Bal.
- Directorate General of Income-tax (Investigation) .
- National Technical Research Organisation.
- Financial Intelligence Unit, India.
- Special Protection Group.
- Defence Research and Development Organisation.
- Border Road Development Board.
- National Security Council Secretariat
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
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