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- 2. Practice
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- Rule 54
- Rule 1
- Rule 3
- Rule 4
- Rule 6
- Rule 7
- Rule 11
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- Rule 14
- Rule 15
- Rule 20
- Rule 24
- Rule 25
- Rule 31
- Rule 34
- Rule 37
- Rule 38
- Rule 39
- Rule 45
- Rule 47
- Rule 50
- Rule 52
- Rule 54 (current)
- Rule 55
- Rule 59
- Rule 62
- Rule 70
- Rule 71
- Rule 72
- Rule 73
- Rule 74
- Rule 75
- Rule 77
- Rule 79
- Rule 80
- Rule 81
- Prohibition of Certain Types of Landmines
- Rule 82
- Rule 83
- Rule 84
- Rule 85
- Rule 86
- Rule 87
- Rule 89
- Rule 90
- Rule 92
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- Rule 95
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- Rule 148
- Rule 151
- Rule 153
- Rule 154
- Rule 155
- Rule 157
- Rule 158
- Rule 160
- Rule 161
- Section A (current)
Related Rule
India
Practice Relating to Rule 54. Attacks against Objects Indispensable to the Survival of the Civilian Population
Section A. Attacks against objects
India’s Police Manual (1986) provides:
The Central or State Government may, if satisfied with respect to any person that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to … the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do, make an order directing that such person be detained.
India, Police Manual for Handling Civil Disturbances, Home Ministry, Government of Maharashtra, Bombay, 1986, p. 24.
[emphasis in original]
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