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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019 amended India's Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 to empower the central government to designate individuals, not only organisations, as terrorists.
- What is the principal change introduced by the UAPA (Amendment) Act, 2019?
- What recourse does a person designated as a terrorist have?
- How did the 2019 Amendment change the NIA's powers?
- How does UAPA individual designation differ from a UNSC 1267 listing?

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## Timeline

1. 24 July 2019

   The 2019 Amendment Bill was introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, passed by the Lok Sabha on and the Rajya Sabha on 2 August 2019, and received presi…

2. 2 August 2019

   The 2019 Amendment Bill was introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, passed by the Lok Sabha on 24 July 2019 and the Rajya Sabha on , and received presid…

3. 8 August 2019

   The 2019 Amendment Bill was introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, passed by the Lok Sabha on 24 July 2019 and the Rajya Sabha on 2 August 2019, and re…

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In September 2019, India's Ministry of Home Affairs used the amended UAPA to designate Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim as the first individual terrorists under the Fourth Schedule.

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