Section 1 BNSS: Short title, extent and commencement

Section 1 BNSS Bare Act Text

(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(2) The provisions of this Sanhita, other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and XII thereof, shall not apply—

(a) to the State of Nagaland;

(b) to the tribal areas, but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in the notification.

Explanation.

In this section, "tribal areas" means the territories which immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Source: Section 1, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 1 BNSS in Simple Words

When Section 1 BNSS Applies

• Section 1(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 establishes the official short title by which the Act may be called.
• Section 1(2) BNSS directs that only the provisions of the Sanhita relating to Chapters IX, XI and XII apply automatically in the State of Nagaland and the tribal areas, while the remaining provisions shall not apply there unless extended.
• Section 1(2)(b) BNSS empowers the concerned State Government to issue a notification applying any or all of the excluded provisions of the Sanhita to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or the tribal areas, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications as may be specified in the notification.
• The Explanation to Section 1(2) BNSS defines tribal areas as the territories that formed part of the tribal areas of Assam under paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, excluding territories within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong.
• Section 1(3) BNSS provides that the Sanhita shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may appoint by notification in the Official Gazette.

Example of Section 1 BNSS

When Section 1 BNSS Does Not Apply

• Under Section 1(2)(a) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the provisions of the Sanhita other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and XII shall not apply to the State of Nagaland unless the concerned State Government applies them by notification.
• Under Section 1(2)(b) BNSS, the provisions of the Sanhita outside Chapters IX, XI and XII shall not apply to the tribal areas unless the concerned State Government issues a notification applying them.
• Under the Explanation to Section 1(2) BNSS, the exclusion for tribal areas does not apply to territories within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong or to territories that were not included in the tribal areas of Assam immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.

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